i3 Verticals (IIIV) Competitors

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) and i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Do analysts recommend STNE or IIIV?

StoneCo presently has a consensus price target of $15.07, suggesting a potential downside of 3.26%. i3 Verticals has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.48%. Given i3 Verticals' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i3 Verticals is more favorable than StoneCo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StoneCo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
i3 Verticals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, STNE or IIIV?

StoneCo has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i3 Verticals has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STNE or IIIV?

73.2% of StoneCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of StoneCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of i3 Verticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer STNE or IIIV?

In the previous week, i3 Verticals had 8 more articles in the media than StoneCo. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for i3 Verticals and 12 mentions for StoneCo. StoneCo's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat i3 Verticals' score of 0.48 indicating that StoneCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
StoneCo	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
i3 Verticals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STNE or IIIV?

i3 Verticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than StoneCo. StoneCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i3 Verticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StoneCo	$2.46B	1.81	-$280.92M	-$0.70	-22.26
i3 Verticals	$229.92M	4.53	$113.34M	$5.22	6.01

Is STNE or IIIV more profitable?

i3 Verticals has a net margin of 55.87% compared to StoneCo's net margin of -8.37%. StoneCo's return on equity of 18.71% beat i3 Verticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StoneCo	-8.37%	18.71%	4.36%
i3 Verticals	55.87%	3.87%	2.91%

Summary

i3 Verticals beats StoneCo on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.