International Money Express (IMXI) Competitors

International Money Express (NASDAQ:IMXI) and Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, IMXI or STGW?

International Money Express has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stagwell has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IMXI or STGW?

International Money Express has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stagwell. International Money Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stagwell, 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
International Money Express	$658.65M	0.62	$59.51M	$1.79	7.49
Stagwell	$2.84B	0.58	$130K	$0.02	312.10

Does the media prefer IMXI or STGW?

In the previous week, Stagwell had 4 more articles in the media than International Money Express. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Stagwell and 2 mentions for International Money Express. International Money Express' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Stagwell's score of 0.89 indicating that International Money Express is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Money Express	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stagwell	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMXI or STGW?

International Money Express received 109 more outperform votes than Stagwell when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.00% of users gave Stagwell an outperform vote while only 63.83% of users gave International Money Express an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Money Express	Outperform Votes 150 63.83%	Underperform Votes 85 36.17%
Stagwell	Outperform Votes 41 82.00%	Underperform Votes 9 18.00%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IMXI or STGW?

86.7% of International Money Express shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Stagwell shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of International Money Express shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stagwell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IMXI or STGW more profitable?

International Money Express has a net margin of 9.15% compared to Stagwell's net margin of 0.01%. International Money Express' return on equity of 46.30% beat Stagwell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Money Express	9.15%	46.30%	11.93%
Stagwell	0.01%	8.03%	1.64%

Do analysts rate IMXI or STGW?

International Money Express currently has a consensus price target of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 82.84%. Stagwell has a consensus price target of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.18%. Given International Money Express' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Money Express is more favorable than Stagwell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Money Express	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Stagwell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

International Money Express beats Stagwell on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.