IAC (IAC) Competitors

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) and IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DT or IAC?

Dynatrace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IAC. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatrace, 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
Dynatrace	$1.63B	8.63	$154.63M	$1.60	29.44
IAC	$3.81B	0.94	-$539.90M	-$6.52	-7.05

Does the media favor DT or IAC?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 4 more articles in the media than IAC. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Dynatrace and 14 mentions for IAC. Dynatrace's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat IAC's score of 0.45 indicating that Dynatrace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynatrace	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IAC	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DT or IAC?

94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of IAC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of IAC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DT or IAC?

IAC received 836 more outperform votes than Dynatrace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.53% of users gave IAC an outperform vote while only 65.34% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 247 65.34%	Underperform Votes 131 34.66%
IAC	Outperform Votes 1083 71.53%	Underperform Votes 431 28.47%

Is DT or IAC more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 29.51% compared to IAC's net margin of -14.18%. Dynatrace's return on equity of 8.98% beat IAC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynatrace	29.51%	8.98%	5.74%
IAC	-14.18%	-7.98%	-5.24%

Do analysts prefer DT or IAC?

Dynatrace presently has a consensus target price of $63.35, indicating a potential upside of 34.51%. IAC has a consensus target price of $64.31, indicating a potential upside of 39.98%. Given IAC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IAC is more favorable than Dynatrace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
IAC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more volatility & risk, DT or IAC?

Dynatrace has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dynatrace beats IAC on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.