Inventiva (IVA) Competitors

Xencor (NASDAQ:XNCR) and Inventiva (NASDAQ:IVA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, XNCR or IVA?

Xencor has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inventiva has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XNCR or IVA more profitable?

Inventiva has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Xencor's net margin of -232.77%. Inventiva's return on equity of 0.00% beat Xencor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xencor	-232.77%	-30.92%	-21.74%
Inventiva	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XNCR or IVA?

19.1% of Inventiva shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Xencor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Inventiva shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XNCR or IVA?

Xencor received 485 more outperform votes than Inventiva when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.76% of users gave Inventiva an outperform vote while only 73.24% of users gave Xencor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xencor	Outperform Votes 509 73.24%	Underperform Votes 186 26.76%
Inventiva	Outperform Votes 24 82.76%	Underperform Votes 5 17.24%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, XNCR or IVA?

Inventiva has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xencor.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xencor	$110.49M	7.10	-$126.09M	-$3.51	-3.14
Inventiva	$9.20M	21.11	-$119.51M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to XNCR or IVA?

In the previous week, Xencor had 5 more articles in the media than Inventiva. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Xencor and 5 mentions for Inventiva. Xencor's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Inventiva's score of 0.66 indicating that Xencor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xencor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Inventiva	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer XNCR or IVA?

Xencor currently has a consensus price target of $32.86, indicating a potential upside of 198.16%. Inventiva has a consensus price target of $10.40, indicating a potential upside of 181.08%. Given Xencor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xencor is more favorable than Inventiva.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xencor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Inventiva	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Xencor beats Inventiva on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.