ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

Apollo Medical (NASDAQ:AMEH) and ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMEH or ICFI?

ICF International has higher revenue and earnings than Apollo Medical. ICF International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apollo Medical, 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
Apollo Medical	$1.14B	2.08	$45.17M	$1.00	40.82
ICF International	$1.96B	1.31	$82.61M	$5.69	24.11

Does the media favor AMEH or ICFI?

In the previous week, ICF International had 6 more articles in the media than Apollo Medical. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ICF International and 0 mentions for Apollo Medical. Apollo Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat ICF International's score of 0.76 indicating that Apollo Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Apollo Medical	Positive
ICF International	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMEH or ICFI?

ICF International received 212 more outperform votes than Apollo Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.44% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 60.79% of users gave Apollo Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apollo Medical	Outperform Votes 138 60.79%	Underperform Votes 89 39.21%
ICF International	Outperform Votes 350 67.44%	Underperform Votes 169 32.56%

Is AMEH or ICFI more profitable?

ICF International has a net margin of 5.38% compared to Apollo Medical's net margin of 3.56%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.68% beat Apollo Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apollo Medical	3.56%	9.90%	5.51%
ICF International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, AMEH or ICFI?

Apollo Medical has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AMEH or ICFI?

Apollo Medical currently has a consensus target price of $47.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.98%. ICF International has a consensus target price of $174.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.31%. Given ICF International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ICF International is more favorable than Apollo Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apollo Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ICF International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMEH or ICFI?

35.9% of Apollo Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Apollo Medical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ICF International beats Apollo Medical on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.