IQVIA (IQV) Competitors $137.90 +0.61 (+0.44%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$138.28 +0.38 (+0.28%) As of 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IQV vs. DASH, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, CPAY, GIB, TOST, AER, GRAB, and RBAShould you be buying IQVIA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IQVIA include DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Corpay (CPAY), CGI (GIB), Toast (TOST), AerCap (AER), Grab (GRAB), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. IQVIA vs. DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group Corpay CGI Toast AerCap Grab RB Global DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDoorDash$11.24B7.66$123M$0.77263.77IQVIA$15.50B1.54$1.37B$7.3418.83 Do analysts prefer DASH or IQV? DoorDash presently has a consensus target price of $209.97, suggesting a potential upside of 3.38%. IQVIA has a consensus target price of $228.14, suggesting a potential upside of 65.05%. Given IQVIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IQVIA is more favorable than DoorDash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DoorDash 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71IQVIA 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 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 DoorDash1.15% 1.67% 1.02% IQVIA 8.91%28.81%7.02% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DASH or IQV? IQVIA received 515 more outperform votes than DoorDash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 51.20% of users gave DoorDash an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDoorDashOutperform Votes17151.20% Underperform Votes16348.80% IQVIAOutperform Votes68668.12% Underperform Votes32131.88% Does the media favor DASH or IQV? In the previous week, DoorDash had 27 more articles in the media than IQVIA. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for DoorDash and 29 mentions for IQVIA. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat DoorDash's score of 0.69 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DoorDash 35 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IQVIA 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, DASH or IQV? DoorDash has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQVIA has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DASH or IQV? 90.6% of DoorDash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of DoorDash shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held 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. SummaryIQVIA beats DoorDash on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IQVIA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IQV 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 IQV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIQVIACommercial physical research IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.86B$3.01B$5.33B$19.30BDividend YieldN/A2.27%5.21%3.84%P/E Ratio18.39109.9926.7134.53Price / Sales1.54146.91386.1334.83Price / Cash11.6834.5738.2517.51Price / Book4.002.366.774.69Net Income$1.37B$118.81M$3.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.86%-3.91%1.80%-1.74%1 Month Performance-3.99%-3.85%11.10%7.50%1 Year Performance-38.98%-18.82%17.11%4.15% IQVIA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IQVIQVIA4.9477 of 5 stars$137.90+0.4%$228.14+65.4%-40.1%$23.86B$15.50B18.3986,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDASHDoorDash3.0268 of 5 stars$202.18+0.1%$209.97+3.9%+81.5%$84.94B$11.24B748.8116,800Analyst UpgradePYPLPayPal4.7702 of 5 stars$72.32+0.2%$83.68+15.7%+11.8%$70.33B$31.89B18.0329,900Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.2719 of 5 stars$193.36+0.8%$208.21+7.7%+18.4%$49.96B$9.08B80.9022,100Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.975 of 5 stars$67.10+3.3%$78.53+17.0%+11.5%$43.83B$53.29B20.0933,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCPAYCorpay4.3361 of 5 stars$348.39-0.1%$395.07+13.4%+20.1%$24.56B$4.05B24.9210,500Positive NewsGIBCGI3.9056 of 5 stars$108.10-0.1%$156.75+45.0%+2.3%$24.51B$15.14B19.5590,000Positive NewsTOSTToast2.6128 of 5 stars$44.68-0.1%$40.91-8.4%+61.3%$22.25B$5.22B-4,463.544,500Positive NewsAERAerCap3.4363 of 5 stars$113.66+0.5%$119.25+4.9%+22.5%$21.23B$8.06B9.01740Positive NewsGRABGrab1.8258 of 5 stars$5.08-0.2%$5.71+12.3%+29.3%$20.46B$2.92B-254.009,490Gap UpRBARB Global2.8055 of 5 stars$108.64+0.4%$114.50+5.4%+43.1%$20.11B$4.33B54.054,200Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DoorDash Alternatives PayPal Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Alternatives Toast Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Grab Alternatives RB Global Alternatives 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:IQV) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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