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 dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer INOV or QXO?

In the previous week, QXO had 14 more articles in the media than Inovalon. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for QXO and 1 mentions for Inovalon. QXO's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Inovalon's score of 0.00 indicating that QXO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inovalon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
QXO	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer INOV or QXO?

QXO has a consensus price target of $34.22, indicating a potential upside of 62.69%. Given QXO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has better earnings & valuation, INOV or QXO?

Inovalon has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	7.65	$22.58M	$0.34	96.74
QXO	$1.95B	7.27	-$1.07M	-$0.21	-100.17

Which has more risk & volatility, INOV or QXO?

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

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