NV5 Global (NVEE) Competitors

MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and NV5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, MARA or NVEE?

MARA has a beta of 6.61, indicating that its stock price is 561% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NV5 Global has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MARA or NVEE?

In the previous week, MARA had 33 more articles in the media than NV5 Global. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for MARA and 5 mentions for NV5 Global. NV5 Global's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat MARA's score of 0.46 indicating that NV5 Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MARA	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NV5 Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MARA or NVEE?

MARA received 21 more outperform votes than NV5 Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.35% of users gave NV5 Global an outperform vote while only 53.78% of users gave MARA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MARA	Outperform Votes 313 53.78%	Underperform Votes 269 46.22%
NV5 Global	Outperform Votes 292 59.35%	Underperform Votes 200 40.65%

Do analysts rate MARA or NVEE?

MARA presently has a consensus price target of $20.83, indicating a potential upside of 26.34%. NV5 Global has a consensus price target of $25.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Given MARA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MARA is more favorable than NV5 Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MARA	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
NV5 Global	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MARA or NVEE?

MARA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NV5 Global. MARA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NV5 Global, 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
MARA	$705.06M	8.23	$261.17M	-$1.45	-11.37
NV5 Global	$962.75M	1.56	$44.61M	$0.50	45.66

Is MARA or NVEE more profitable?

MARA has a net margin of 27.48% compared to NV5 Global's net margin of 3.25%. NV5 Global's return on equity of 9.34% beat MARA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MARA	27.48%	-8.40%	-6.92%
NV5 Global	3.25%	9.34%	6.02%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MARA or NVEE?

44.5% of MARA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of NV5 Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MARA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of NV5 Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MARA and NV5 Global tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.