This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. (IHS) (IHS) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IHS vs. DNB, EXPO, CBZ, HURN, VSEC, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, MG, and FCShould you be buying (IHS) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of (IHS) include Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), and Franklin Covey (FC). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. (IHS) vs. Dun & Bradstreet Exponent CBIZ Huron Consulting Group VSE ICF International CRA International Acacia Research Mistras Group Franklin Covey Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) and (IHS) (NYSE:IHS) are both business services 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in DNB or IHS? 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of (IHS) shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of (IHS) 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DNB or IHS? Dun & Bradstreet has higher revenue and earnings than (IHS). Dun & Bradstreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than (IHS), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDun & Bradstreet$2.38B1.68-$47M-$0.06-149.75(IHS)$2.13B0.78-$1.98B-$7.00-0.71 Does the media refer more to DNB or IHS? In the previous week, Dun & Bradstreet had 16 more articles in the media than (IHS). MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet and 4 mentions for (IHS). Dun & Bradstreet's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat (IHS)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Dun & Bradstreet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dun & Bradstreet 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive (IHS) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DNB or IHS? (IHS) received 62 more outperform votes than Dun & Bradstreet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave (IHS) an outperform vote while only 49.19% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDun & BradstreetOutperform Votes27249.19% Underperform Votes28150.81% (IHS)Outperform Votes33460.29% Underperform Votes22039.71% Is DNB or IHS more profitable? Dun & Bradstreet has a net margin of -1.20% compared to (IHS)'s net margin of -130.78%. Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity of 11.29% beat (IHS)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dun & Bradstreet-1.20% 11.29% 4.23% (IHS) -130.78%-15.70%-1.20% Do analysts prefer DNB or IHS? Dun & Bradstreet currently has a consensus price target of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. (IHS) has a consensus price target of $7.60, indicating a potential upside of 52.61%. Given (IHS)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe (IHS) is more favorable than Dun & Bradstreet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dun & Bradstreet 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00(IHS) 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more risk & volatility, DNB or IHS? Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, (IHS) has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDun & Bradstreet beats (IHS) on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get (IHS) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IHS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric(IHS)Communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.27B$804.46M$23.67B$19.14BDividend YieldN/A2.34%2.97%4.00%P/E Ratio-0.7116.9142.7733.24Price / Sales0.7874.102,084.2928.20Price / Cash6.5416.7734.7517.52Price / Book4.792.846.274.52Net Income-$1.98B-$18.34M$737.97M$1.02B (IHS) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IHS(IHS)1.8679 of 5 stars$4.98+62.2%$7.60+52.6%+37.6%$1.27B$2.13B-0.712,988Short Interest ↓DNBDun & Bradstreet3.1313 of 5 stars$9.16-0.3%$11.86+29.5%-3.1%$4.09B$2.38B-152.646,360Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageEXPOExponent3.3866 of 5 stars$78.20-1.2%$120.00+53.5%-15.3%$3.97B$558.51M36.891,310Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCBZCBIZ3.9051 of 5 stars$66.22+0.0%$86.00+29.9%-2.1%$3.58B$1.81B28.066,500Positive NewsHURNHuron Consulting Group4.5513 of 5 stars$135.26+0.8%$169.25+25.1%+61.8%$2.42B$1.52B29.405,660Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionVSECVSE1.5248 of 5 stars$114.22+0.2%$118.00+3.3%+50.8%$2.36B$1.08B137.612,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsICFIICF International3.8977 of 5 stars$85.73+0.0%$129.20+50.7%-40.7%$1.58B$2.02B15.077,700Earnings ReportNews CoverageCRAICRA International3.625 of 5 stars$160.87-1.9%$224.00+39.2%+11.3%$1.09B$687.41M23.87940Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementACTGAcacia Research1.2463 of 5 stars$3.08-1.6%N/A-36.1%$295.95M$122.31M5.81290Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMGMistras Group3.7472 of 5 stars$9.22+0.3%N/A+0.6%$288.64M$729.64M26.345,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageFCFranklin Covey3.8852 of 5 stars$20.74-0.2%$42.50+104.9%-47.2%$269.37M$286.20M14.111,150Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNB Competitors EXPO Competitors CBZ Competitors HURN Competitors VSEC Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors MG Competitors FC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IHS) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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