Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) Competitors

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IPM vs. FORA, IZEA, CAST, BGSF, and MNY

Should you buy Intelligent Protection Management stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Intelligent Protection Management with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Intelligent Protection Management include Forian (FORA), Izea Worldwide (IZEA), FreeCast (Direct Listing) (CAST), BGSF (BGSF), and MoneyHero (MNY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to Forian?

Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) and Forian (NASDAQ:FORA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Intelligent Protection Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forian. Forian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intelligent Protection Management, 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
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A
Forian	$30.26M	2.24	-$5.00M	-$0.16	N/A

Forian has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Intelligent Protection Management's net margin of -14.01%. Forian's return on equity of 0.00% beat Intelligent Protection Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%
Forian	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Intelligent Protection Management had 1 more articles in the media than Forian. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Intelligent Protection Management and 0 mentions for Forian. Intelligent Protection Management's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Forian's score of 0.00 indicating that Intelligent Protection Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intelligent Protection Management	Neutral
Forian	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intelligent Protection Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Forian	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Forian has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Forian shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Forian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Forian beats Intelligent Protection Management on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to Izea Worldwide?

Izea Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA) and Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Izea Worldwide has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Izea Worldwide has a net margin of -1.98% compared to Intelligent Protection Management's net margin of -14.01%. Izea Worldwide's return on equity of -1.20% beat Intelligent Protection Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Izea Worldwide	-1.98%	-1.20%	-1.03%
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%

In the previous week, Izea Worldwide and Izea Worldwide both had 1 articles in the media. Intelligent Protection Management's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Izea Worldwide's score of 0.00 indicating that Intelligent Protection Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Izea Worldwide	Neutral
Intelligent Protection Management	Neutral

15.6% of Izea Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Izea Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Izea Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Protection Management. Izea Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intelligent Protection Management, 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
Izea Worldwide	$31.24M	2.12	$40K	-$0.03	N/A
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Izea Worldwide	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Intelligent Protection Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Izea Worldwide beats Intelligent Protection Management on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to FreeCast (Direct Listing)?

Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) and FreeCast (Direct Listing) (NASDAQ:CAST) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

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 0.33 beat FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Intelligent Protection Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intelligent Protection Management	Neutral
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	Neutral

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Intelligent Protection Management's net margin of -14.01%. FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Intelligent Protection Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	N/A	N/A	N/A

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intelligent Protection Management.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	$565.17K	73.88	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of FreeCast (Direct Listing) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

FreeCast (Direct Listing) has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 494.06%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FreeCast (Direct Listing) is more favorable than Intelligent Protection Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intelligent Protection Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
FreeCast (Direct Listing)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

FreeCast (Direct Listing) beats Intelligent Protection Management on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to BGSF?

BGSF (NYSE:BGSF) and Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, BGSF and BGSF both had 1 articles in the media. Intelligent Protection Management's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat BGSF's score of 0.00 indicating that Intelligent Protection Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BGSF	Neutral
Intelligent Protection Management	Neutral

37.2% of BGSF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of BGSF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGSF	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Intelligent Protection Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Intelligent Protection Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BGSF. Intelligent Protection Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BGSF, 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
BGSF	$93.31M	0.60	-$11.43M	-$1.00	N/A
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A

BGSF has a net margin of -11.98% compared to Intelligent Protection Management's net margin of -14.01%. Intelligent Protection Management's return on equity of -18.44% beat BGSF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGSF	-11.98%	-18.91%	-12.30%
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%

BGSF has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

BGSF and Intelligent Protection Management tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to MoneyHero?

Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) and MoneyHero (NASDAQ:MNY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MoneyHero has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, MoneyHero had 5 more articles in the media than Intelligent Protection Management. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MoneyHero and 1 mentions for Intelligent Protection Management. MoneyHero's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Intelligent Protection Management's score of 0.33 indicating that MoneyHero is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intelligent Protection Management	Neutral
MoneyHero	Positive

3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of MoneyHero shares are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of MoneyHero shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MoneyHero has a net margin of -7.05% compared to Intelligent Protection Management's net margin of -14.01%. MoneyHero's return on equity of -12.51% beat Intelligent Protection Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%
MoneyHero	-7.05%	-12.51%	-6.76%

MoneyHero has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 196.30%. Given MoneyHero's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MoneyHero is more favorable than Intelligent Protection Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intelligent Protection Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
MoneyHero	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Intelligent Protection Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MoneyHero. Intelligent Protection Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MoneyHero, 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
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A
MoneyHero	$73.43M	0.81	-$5.18M	-$0.20	N/A

Summary

MoneyHero beats Intelligent Protection Management on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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IPM vs. The Competition

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Metric	Intelligent Protection Management	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$17.98M	$3.82B	$6.52B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.25%	3.02%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-7.65	50.32	30.49	25.65
Price / Sales	0.76	49.74	422.61	86.28
Price / Cash	18.08	42.70	24.55	56.67
Price / Book	1.03	5.37	6.78	7.14
Net Income	-$1.96M	$31.26M	$204.61M	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	7.57%	3.33%	1.59%	3.56%
1 Month Performance	15.70%	-0.59%	-0.66%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	-7.01%	33.37%	33.64%	35.05%

Intelligent Protection Management Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IPM Intelligent Protection Management	0.9129 of 5 stars	$1.99 flat	N/A	-7.0%	$17.98M	$23.61M	N/A	20	Gap Down
FORA Forian	0.1865 of 5 stars	$2.17 +0.5%	N/A	+4.8%	$67.79M	$30.26M	N/A	140	High Trading Volume
IZEA Izea Worldwide	0.3256 of 5 stars	$3.83 +1.6%	N/A	+33.5%	$67.07M	$31.24M	N/A	130
CAST FreeCast (Direct Listing)	2.7775 of 5 stars	$1.44 -22.6%	$6.00 +316.7%	N/A	$58.83M	$616.15K	N/A	48	Gap Up
BGSF BGSF	0.7163 of 5 stars	$5.13 -0.1%	N/A	+18.4%	$58.02M	$93.31M	N/A	400

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Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) Competitors

IPM vs. FORA, IZEA, CAST, BGSF, and MNY

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Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) Competitors

IPM vs. FORA, IZEA, CAST, BGSF, and MNY

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to Forian?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IPM or FORA?

Is IPM or FORA more profitable?

Does the media refer more to IPM or FORA?

Do analysts prefer IPM or FORA?

Which has more volatility and risk, IPM or FORA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IPM or FORA?

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How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to Izea Worldwide?

Which has more risk and volatility, IZEA or IPM?

Is IZEA or IPM more profitable?

Does the media favor IZEA or IPM?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IZEA or IPM?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IZEA or IPM?

Do analysts prefer IZEA or IPM?

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How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to FreeCast (Direct Listing)?

Does the media prefer IPM or CAST?

Is IPM or CAST more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IPM or CAST?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IPM or CAST?

Do analysts rate IPM or CAST?

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How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to BGSF?

Does the media prefer BGSF or IPM?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BGSF or IPM?

Do analysts prefer BGSF or IPM?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BGSF or IPM?

Is BGSF or IPM more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, BGSF or IPM?

Summary

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to MoneyHero?

Which has more volatility and risk, IPM or MNY?

Does the media favor IPM or MNY?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IPM or MNY?

Is IPM or MNY more profitable?

Do analysts recommend IPM or MNY?

Which has better earnings & valuation, IPM or MNY?

Summary

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