Bilibili (BILI) Competitors

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) and Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to IQV or BILI?

In the previous week, Bilibili had 3 more articles in the media than IQVIA. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Bilibili and 33 mentions for IQVIA. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Bilibili's score of 0.52 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IQVIA	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bilibili	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IQV or BILI?

IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than Bilibili. Bilibili is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IQVIA, 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
IQVIA	$15.41B	2.18	$1.37B	$7.50	25.46
Bilibili	$3.19B	2.97	-$679.21M	-$0.92	-24.80

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

89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Bilibili shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Bilibili shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IQV or BILI?

IQVIA received 275 more outperform votes than Bilibili when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.41% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 61.83% of users gave Bilibili an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 680 68.41%	Underperform Votes 314 31.59%
Bilibili	Outperform Votes 405 61.83%	Underperform Votes 250 38.17%

Do analysts prefer IQV or BILI?

IQVIA currently has a consensus price target of $251.22, indicating a potential upside of 31.57%. Bilibili has a consensus price target of $20.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.92%. Given IQVIA's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe IQVIA is more favorable than Bilibili.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Bilibili	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Is IQV or BILI more profitable?

IQVIA has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Bilibili's net margin of -10.73%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.81% beat Bilibili's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQVIA	8.91%	28.81%	7.02%
Bilibili	-10.73%	-15.17%	-6.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, IQV or BILI?

IQVIA has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bilibili has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IQVIA beats Bilibili on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.