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?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forian	1 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

19.3% of Forian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Forian 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forian	Neutral
Intelligent Protection Management	Neutral

Intelligent Protection Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Forian	$30.26M	2.24	-$5.00M	-$0.16	N/A
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A

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

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
Forian	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%

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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

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

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

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

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%

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

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

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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

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

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 consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 494.06%. Given FreeCast (Direct Listing)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

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

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?

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

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
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.01%	-18.44%	-12.16%
BGSF	-11.98%	-18.91%	-12.30%

Intelligent Protection Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61M	0.76	-$1.96M	-$0.26	N/A
BGSF	$93.31M	0.60	-$11.43M	-$1.00	N/A

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

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

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 BGSF'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
BGSF	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
BGSF	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Intelligent Protection Management and BGSF 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

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

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

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

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 plainly 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

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%

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

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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Media Sentiment 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	3.65%	3.70%	2.11%	4.15%
1 Month Performance	15.70%	-0.59%	-0.71%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	-7.01%	33.37%	33.61%	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
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	Positive News

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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?

Do analysts recommend FORA or IPM?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FORA or IPM?

Does the media refer more to FORA or IPM?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FORA or IPM?

Which has more risk & volatility, FORA or IPM?

Is FORA or IPM more profitable?

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How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to Izea Worldwide?

Which has more volatility and risk, IZEA or IPM?

Does the media favor IZEA or IPM?

Do analysts prefer IZEA or IPM?

Is IZEA or IPM more profitable?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IZEA or IPM?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, IPM or CAST?

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

Does the media favor IPM or CAST?

Do analysts recommend IPM or CAST?

Is IPM or CAST more profitable?

Summary

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to BGSF?

Is IPM or BGSF more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IPM or BGSF?

Which has more risk & volatility, IPM or BGSF?

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

Does the media refer more to IPM or BGSF?

Do analysts recommend IPM or BGSF?

Summary

How does Intelligent Protection Management compare to MoneyHero?

Does the media prefer IPM or MNY?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IPM or MNY?

Which has more volatility and risk, IPM or MNY?

Do analysts recommend IPM or MNY?

Is IPM or MNY more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IPM or MNY?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

IPM vs. The Competition

Intelligent Protection Management Competitors List

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