Ibotta (IBTA) Competitors

Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, IBTA or GLOB?

Ibotta has a beta of -1.29, indicating that its stock price is 229% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IBTA or GLOB?

In the previous week, Globant had 16 more articles in the media than Ibotta. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Globant and 0 mentions for Ibotta. Globant's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Ibotta's score of 0.00 indicating that Globant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ibotta	Neutral
Globant	Positive

Do analysts rate IBTA or GLOB?

Ibotta presently has a consensus price target of $61.60, suggesting a potential upside of 54.04%. Globant has a consensus price target of $165.69, suggesting a potential upside of 78.55%. Given Globant's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Globant is more favorable than Ibotta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ibotta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has better earnings and valuation, IBTA or GLOB?

Globant has higher revenue and earnings than Ibotta. Ibotta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Ibotta	$367.25M	2.76	$68.74M	$1.48	27.02
Globant	$2.42B	1.69	$165.73M	$3.38	27.45

Is IBTA or GLOB more profitable?

Ibotta has a net margin of 16.24% compared to Globant's net margin of 6.16%. Ibotta's return on equity of 15.04% beat Globant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ibotta	16.24%	15.04%	9.71%
Globant	6.16%	11.08%	7.38%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IBTA or GLOB?

91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of Ibotta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Globant beats Ibotta on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.