OmniAb (OABI) Competitors

i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) and OmniAb (NASDAQ:OABI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IIIV or OABI?

84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of OmniAb shares are held by institutional investors. 59.1% of i3 Verticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of OmniAb shares are held by 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.

Does the media refer more to IIIV or OABI?

In the previous week, i3 Verticals had 18 more articles in the media than OmniAb. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for i3 Verticals and 3 mentions for OmniAb. i3 Verticals' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat OmniAb's score of 0.21 indicating that i3 Verticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i3 Verticals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
OmniAb	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, IIIV or OABI?

i3 Verticals has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OmniAb has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IIIV or OABI more profitable?

i3 Verticals has a net margin of 55.87% compared to OmniAb's net margin of -275.83%. i3 Verticals' return on equity of 3.87% beat OmniAb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i3 Verticals	55.87%	3.87%	2.91%
OmniAb	-275.83%	-22.79%	-20.18%

Do analysts rate IIIV or OABI?

i3 Verticals presently has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.49%. OmniAb has a consensus price target of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 233.33%. Given OmniAb's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OmniAb is more favorable than i3 Verticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i3 Verticals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
OmniAb	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IIIV or OABI?

i3 Verticals has higher revenue and earnings than OmniAb. OmniAb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i3 Verticals, 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
i3 Verticals	$229.92M	4.61	$113.34M	$5.22	6.12
OmniAb	$26.39M	9.26	-$62.03M	-$0.60	-3.33

Summary

i3 Verticals beats OmniAb on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.