Inovalon (INOV) Competitors

Inovalon (NASDAQ:INOV) and QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) are both data processing & preparation industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, INOV or QXO?

Inovalon has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO has a beta of 2.34, meaning that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, INOV or QXO?

Inovalon has higher revenue and earnings than QXO. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inovalon, 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
Inovalon	$667.52M	7.56	$22.58M	$0.34	95.59
QXO	$55.95M	197.86	-$1.07M	-$10.05	-1.90

Does the media refer more to INOV or QXO?

In the previous week, QXO had 14 more articles in the media than Inovalon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for QXO and 0 mentions for Inovalon. QXO's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Inovalon's score of 0.00 indicating that QXO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inovalon	Neutral
QXO	Neutral

Do analysts recommend INOV or QXO?

QXO has a consensus target price of $32.71, suggesting a potential upside of 71.55%. Given QXO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QXO is more favorable than Inovalon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inovalon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
QXO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Is INOV or QXO more profitable?

QXO has a net margin of 30.08% compared to Inovalon's net margin of 6.73%. Inovalon's return on equity of 10.97% beat QXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inovalon	6.73%	10.97%	4.10%
QXO	30.08%	1.58%	1.30%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of INOV or QXO?

33.2% of Inovalon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.8% of Inovalon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of QXO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

QXO beats Inovalon on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.