Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) Competitors $1.94 -0.05 (-2.51%) As of 09/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IPM vs. DLHC, BGSF, MNY, CURR, TZUP, ACFN, FORA, BRAG, IZEA, and PMECShould you be buying Intelligent Protection Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intelligent Protection Management include DLH (DLHC), BGSF (BGSF), MoneyHero (MNY), Currenc Group (CURR), Thumzup Media (TZUP), Acorn Energy (ACFN), Forian (FORA), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), Izea Worldwide (IZEA), and Primech (PMEC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Intelligent Protection Management vs. Its Competitors DLH BGSF MoneyHero Currenc Group Thumzup Media Acorn Energy Forian Bragg Gaming Group Izea Worldwide Primech Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) and DLH (NASDAQ:DLHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, IPM or DLHC? Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLH has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer IPM or DLHC? In the previous week, Intelligent Protection Management and Intelligent Protection Management both had 1 articles in the media. Intelligent Protection Management's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat DLH's score of 1.89 indicating that Intelligent Protection Management is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Intelligent Protection Management Very Positive DLH Very Positive Do analysts recommend IPM or DLHC? Intelligent Protection Management currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 209.28%. Given Intelligent Protection Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intelligent Protection Management is more favorable than DLH.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intelligent Protection Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00DLH 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is IPM or DLHC more profitable? DLH has a net margin of 1.27% compared to Intelligent Protection Management's net margin of 0.00%. DLH's return on equity of 4.08% beat Intelligent Protection Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intelligent Protection ManagementN/A -16.88% -12.03% DLH 1.27%4.08%1.47% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IPM or DLHC? 3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of DLH shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of DLH shares are held by company 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, IPM or DLHC? DLH has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Protection Management. Intelligent Protection Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DLH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntelligent Protection Management$1.10M16.30-$8.43M-$0.34-5.71DLH$395.94M0.20$7.40M$0.3217.22 SummaryDLH beats Intelligent Protection Management on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Intelligent Protection Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IPM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IPM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntelligent Protection ManagementTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.38M$3.07B$27.85B$10.39BDividend YieldN/A1.59%2.75%4.64%P/E Ratio-5.7124.1626.7626.11Price / Sales16.3059.79721.51124.93Price / CashN/A47.7727.8861.24Price / Book1.507.777.816.30Net Income-$8.43M$34.86M$200.69M$271.03M7 Day Performance-11.82%-0.58%-0.49%-0.20%1 Month Performance-2.76%13.98%10.81%5.77%1 Year PerformanceN/A89.00%64.14%27.62% Intelligent Protection Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPMIntelligent Protection Management2.2064 of 5 stars$1.94-2.5%$6.00+209.3%N/A$18.38M$1.10M-5.7120Positive NewsGap DownDLHCDLH3.3372 of 5 stars$5.61-0.4%N/A-41.9%$80.71M$359.72M17.532,800Positive NewsBGSFBGSF4.2613 of 5 stars$7.20-0.1%$9.00+25.0%-4.0%$80.35M$266.62M-12.41400Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMNYMoneyHero1.7741 of 5 stars$1.82-18.0%$4.00+119.8%+31.6%$76.28M$79.51M-2.27359High Trading VolumeCURRCurrenc Group2.3324 of 5 stars$1.62-2.4%$3.50+116.0%-40.5%$75.38M$41.09M-1.532Gap UpTZUPThumzup Media0.7444 of 5 stars$4.59+1.3%N/AN/A$74.70M$472.00-6.296Buyback AnnouncementGap DownHigh Trading VolumeACFNAcorn Energy0.8663 of 5 stars$28.80-0.3%N/AN/A$72.03M$13.20M10.1420Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFORAForian2.1857 of 5 stars$2.31flat$5.00+116.5%+2.3%$71.87M$25.03M-25.67140BRAGBragg Gaming Group3.0859 of 5 stars$2.78-0.4%$7.00+151.8%-45.8%$69.61M$110.38M-11.58290IZEAIzea Worldwide1.1012 of 5 stars$4.08+14.0%N/A+48.8%$69.40M$35.88M-5.59130High Trading VolumePMECPrimech0.3077 of 5 stars$1.79+2.6%N/A+135.8%$68.58M$74.35M0.002,806Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DLH Alternatives BGSF Alternatives MoneyHero Alternatives Currenc Group Alternatives Thumzup Media Alternatives Acorn Energy Alternatives Forian Alternatives Bragg Gaming Group Alternatives Izea Worldwide Alternatives Primech Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IPM) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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