Innodata (INOD) Competitors

Innodata (NASDAQ:INOD) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INOD or WEX?

30.8% of Innodata shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Innodata shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of WEX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INOD or WEX?

WEX received 384 more outperform votes than Innodata when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.74% of users gave WEX an outperform vote while only 50.42% of users gave Innodata an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Innodata	Outperform Votes 119 50.42%	Underperform Votes 117 49.58%
WEX	Outperform Votes 503 59.74%	Underperform Votes 339 40.26%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, INOD or WEX?

WEX has higher revenue and earnings than Innodata. WEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innodata, 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
Innodata	$170.46M	6.94	-$910K	$0.85	44.49
WEX	$2.63B	1.70	$309.60M	$7.50	17.41

Does the media refer more to INOD or WEX?

In the previous week, WEX had 26 more articles in the media than Innodata. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for WEX and 5 mentions for Innodata. WEX's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Innodata's score of 0.99 indicating that WEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Innodata	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WEX	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, INOD or WEX?

Innodata has a beta of 2.66, indicating that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INOD or WEX more profitable?

Innodata has a net margin of 16.81% compared to WEX's net margin of 11.78%. Innodata's return on equity of 66.36% beat WEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innodata	16.81%	66.36%	31.77%
WEX	11.78%	32.35%	3.89%

Do analysts rate INOD or WEX?

Innodata currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.14%. WEX has a consensus target price of $185.80, suggesting a potential upside of 42.28%. Given WEX's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WEX is more favorable than Innodata.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innodata	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
WEX	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Innodata and WEX tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.