IAC (IAC) Competitors

IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Do analysts rate IAC or BSY?

IAC currently has a consensus price target of $67.50, indicating a potential upside of 59.57%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $57.29, indicating a potential upside of 26.07%. Given IAC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IAC is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Bentley Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor IAC or BSY?

In the previous week, IAC had 2 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for IAC and 8 mentions for Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat IAC's score of 0.55 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IAC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

88.9% of IAC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of IAC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IAC or BSY?

IAC received 1011 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.43% of users gave IAC an outperform vote while only 64.00% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IAC	Outperform Votes 1075 71.43%	Underperform Votes 430 28.57%
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 64 64.00%	Underperform Votes 36 36.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, IAC or BSY?

IAC has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, IAC or BSY?

Bentley Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IAC. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, 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
IAC	$3.88B	0.88	$265.94M	-$0.43	-98.37
Bentley Systems	$1.23B	10.75	$326.71M	$1.11	40.94

Is IAC or BSY more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 27.73% compared to IAC's net margin of -0.34%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.50% beat IAC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAC	-0.34%	-5.63%	-3.69%
Bentley Systems	27.73%	29.50%	8.49%

Summary

IAC and Bentley Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.