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PPHC vs. PRSU, PLTK, UPWK, UPBD, and ACVA

Should you buy Public Policy stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Public Policy 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 Public Policy include Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality (PRSU), Playtika (PLTK), Upwork (UPWK), Upbound Group (UPBD), and ACV Auctions (ACVA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Public Policy compare to Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality?

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) and Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality (NYSE:PRSU) 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 earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

89.9% of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Public Policy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a net margin of 6.19% compared to Public Policy's net margin of 0.00%. Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality's return on equity of 5.30% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Public PolicyN/A N/A N/A
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality 6.19%5.30%3.54%

In the previous week, Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality had 1 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality and 1 mentions for Public Policy. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality's score of 0.82 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Public Policy Very Positive
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Positive

Public Policy presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.60%. Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.70%. Given Public Policy's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Public Policy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Public Policy$197.35M1.56N/AN/AN/A
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality$452.42M2.89$22.67M$0.9948.29

Summary

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality beats Public Policy on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Playtika?

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) and Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) 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 profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Playtika presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Public Policy has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.60%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Playtika.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Playtika
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Public Policy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

11.9% of Playtika shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Playtika shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Public Policy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Playtika and Playtika both had 1 articles in the media. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Playtika's score of 0.94 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Playtika Positive
Public Policy Very Positive

Public Policy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Playtika's net margin of -10.54%. Public Policy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Playtika's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Playtika-10.54% -67.46% 4.75%
Public Policy N/A N/A N/A

Public Policy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Playtika.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Playtika$2.76B0.43-$206.40M-$0.77N/A
Public Policy$197.35M1.56N/AN/AN/A

Summary

Public Policy beats Playtika on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Upwork?

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) 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 profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Upwork has a net margin of 13.81% compared to Public Policy's net margin of 0.00%. Upwork's return on equity of 17.92% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Upwork13.81% 17.92% 8.54%
Public Policy N/A N/A N/A

77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Upwork shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Public Policy shares are owned 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.

Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Upwork$787.78M1.33$115.43M$0.8110.44
Public Policy$197.35M1.56N/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Upwork had 9 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Upwork and 1 mentions for Public Policy. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Upwork's score of 0.67 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Upwork Positive
Public Policy Very Positive

Upwork presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 83.22%. Public Policy has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.60%. Given Upwork's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Upwork is more favorable than Public Policy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Upwork
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.23
Public Policy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Upwork beats Public Policy on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Upbound Group?

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) and Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) 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 dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

90.3% of Upbound Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Public Policy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Upbound Group 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.

Upbound Group has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Public Policy$197.35M1.56N/AN/AN/A
Upbound Group$4.70B0.23$73.24M$1.4313.00

In the previous week, Upbound Group had 2 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Upbound Group and 1 mentions for Public Policy. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Upbound Group's score of 1.09 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Public Policy Very Positive
Upbound Group Positive

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Upbound Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Upbound Group pays out 109.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Upbound Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Upbound Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Upbound Group has a net margin of 1.78% compared to Public Policy's net margin of 0.00%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 35.56% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Public PolicyN/A N/A N/A
Upbound Group 1.78%35.56%7.79%

Public Policy presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.60%. Upbound Group has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 68.55%. Given Upbound Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Upbound Group is more favorable than Public Policy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Public Policy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Upbound Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Upbound Group beats Public Policy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to ACV Auctions?

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) and ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Public Policy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ACV Auctions.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Public Policy$197.35M1.56N/AN/AN/A
ACV Auctions$759.61M1.48-$66.14M-$0.35N/A

Public Policy currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.60%. ACV Auctions has a consensus target price of $10.14, suggesting a potential upside of 57.06%. Given Public Policy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than ACV Auctions.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Public Policy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
ACV Auctions
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

In the previous week, ACV Auctions had 3 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ACV Auctions and 1 mentions for Public Policy. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat ACV Auctions' score of 0.34 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Public Policy Very Positive
ACV Auctions Neutral

Public Policy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to ACV Auctions' net margin of -7.97%. Public Policy's return on equity of 0.00% beat ACV Auctions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Public PolicyN/A N/A N/A
ACV Auctions -7.97%-5.52%-2.08%

88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Public Policy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Public Policy beats ACV Auctions on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PPHC vs. The Competition

MetricPublic PolicyServices – Management, Public Relations, Consulting IndustryServices SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$294.67M$148.63M$962.38M$11.73B
Dividend Yield4.51%4.51%4.80%5.56%
P/E RatioN/AN/A11.1724.35
Price / Sales1.560.9746.81109.68
Price / CashN/AN/A347.1454.62
Price / BookN/AN/A11.346.82
Net IncomeN/A$820K-$12.37M$337.41M
7 Day Performance1.64%20.75%0.88%2.29%
1 Month Performance-18.89%-52.81%-6.51%3.48%
1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A49.57%27.16%

Public Policy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PPHC
Public Policy
4.1815 of 5 stars
$10.52
+4.8%
$17.00
+61.6%
N/A$294.67M$197.35MN/A450
PRSU
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality
1.8966 of 5 stars
$43.84
-0.9%
$47.00
+7.2%
+66.8%$1.20B$466.48M44.282,100
PLTK
Playtika
3.4151 of 5 stars
$3.09
-1.9%
$4.00
+29.4%
-35.2%$1.20B$2.76BN/A3,175
UPWK
Upwork
3.7355 of 5 stars
$8.76
+0.2%
$15.50
+76.9%
-41.9%$1.08B$787.78M10.81850
UPBD
Upbound Group
4.8885 of 5 stars
$18.27
+0.4%
$31.33
+71.5%
-29.3%$1.07B$4.74B12.7812,050

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This page (NASDAQ:PPHC) was last updated on 6/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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