i3 Verticals (IIIV) Competitors

i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) and WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, IIIV or WSC?

i3 Verticals has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WillScot has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of WillScot shares are held by institutional investors. 59.1% of i3 Verticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of WillScot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to IIIV or WSC?

In the previous week, WillScot had 4 more articles in the media than i3 Verticals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WillScot and 1 mentions for i3 Verticals. WillScot's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat i3 Verticals' score of 0.70 indicating that WillScot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i3 Verticals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WillScot	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IIIV or WSC more profitable?

i3 Verticals has a net margin of 55.87% compared to WillScot's net margin of 4.66%. WillScot's return on equity of 24.83% beat i3 Verticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i3 Verticals	55.87%	3.87%	2.91%
WillScot	4.66%	24.83%	4.24%

Do analysts prefer IIIV or WSC?

i3 Verticals currently has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.58%. WillScot has a consensus target price of $32.13, suggesting a potential upside of 51.96%. Given WillScot's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WillScot is more favorable than i3 Verticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i3 Verticals	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
WillScot	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IIIV or WSC?

i3 Verticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WillScot. i3 Verticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WillScot, 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
i3 Verticals	$229.92M	4.44	$113.34M	$5.22	6.06
WillScot	$2.40B	1.61	$28.13M	$0.60	35.23

Summary

i3 Verticals and WillScot tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.