Omnicom Group (OMC) Competitors

Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) and ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Is OMC or ICFI more profitable?

Omnicom Group has a net margin of 8.67% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.45%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 33.62% beat ICF International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omnicom Group	8.67%	33.62%	5.61%
ICF International	5.45%	14.50%	6.91%

Do analysts recommend OMC or ICFI?

Omnicom Group presently has a consensus price target of $94.43, suggesting a potential upside of 24.01%. ICF International has a consensus price target of $128.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.12%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ICF International is more favorable than Omnicom Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omnicom Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ICF International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OMC or ICFI?

92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OMC or ICFI?

Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than ICF International. Omnicom Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICF International, 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
Omnicom Group	$15.69B	0.94	$1.48B	$6.97	10.93
ICF International	$2.02B	0.89	$110.17M	$5.75	17.00

Does the media favor OMC or ICFI?

In the previous week, Omnicom Group had 9 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Omnicom Group and 4 mentions for ICF International. Omnicom Group's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat ICF International's score of 0.53 indicating that Omnicom Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Omnicom Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICF International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OMC or ICFI a better dividend stock?

Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. ICF International pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Omnicom Group pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICF International pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk and volatility, OMC or ICFI?

Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Omnicom Group beats ICF International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.