Omnicom Group (OMC) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	0.93	$1.48B	$6.97	10.83
ICF International	$2.02B	0.90	$110.17M	$5.75	17.13

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%

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.

Does the media favor OMC or ICFI?

In the previous week, Omnicom Group had 10 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Omnicom Group and 17 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Omnicom Group's score of 1.10 indicating that ICF International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Omnicom Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICF International	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ICF International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, OMC or ICFI?

Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OMC or ICFI?

Omnicom Group currently has a consensus target price of $94.43, indicating a potential upside of 25.07%. ICF International has a consensus target price of $128.20, indicating a potential upside of 30.15%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Summary

Omnicom Group beats ICF International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.