IQVIA (IQV) Competitors

DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, DASH or IQV?

IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than DoorDash. IQVIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, 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
DoorDash	$11.24B	8.21	$123M	$0.77	282.86
IQVIA	$15.50B	1.77	$1.37B	$7.34	21.64

Does the media prefer DASH or IQV?

In the previous week, DoorDash had 31 more articles in the media than IQVIA. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for DoorDash and 13 mentions for IQVIA. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat DoorDash's score of 0.47 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DoorDash	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IQVIA	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DASH or IQV more profitable?

IQVIA has a net margin of 8.91% compared to DoorDash's net margin of 1.15%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.81% beat DoorDash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoorDash	1.15%	1.67%	1.02%
IQVIA	8.91%	28.81%	7.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DASH or IQV?

IQVIA received 514 more outperform votes than DoorDash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.99% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 51.04% of users gave DoorDash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DoorDash	Outperform Votes 172 51.04%	Underperform Votes 165 48.96%
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 686 67.99%	Underperform Votes 323 32.01%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DASH or IQV?

90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of IQVIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of DoorDash shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of IQVIA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, DASH or IQV?

DoorDash has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQVIA has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DASH or IQV?

DoorDash currently has a consensus target price of $209.62, indicating a potential downside of 3.76%. IQVIA has a consensus target price of $226.32, indicating a potential upside of 42.50%. Given IQVIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IQVIA is more favorable than DoorDash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoorDash	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

IQVIA beats DoorDash on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.