Innodata (INOD) Competitors

Innodata (NASDAQ:INOD) and Leaf Group (NYSE:LEAF) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is INOD or LEAF more profitable?

Innodata has a net margin of 14.57% compared to Leaf Group's net margin of -1.94%. Innodata's return on equity of 44.38% beat Leaf Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innodata	14.57%	44.38%	20.81%
Leaf Group	-1.94%	-7.40%	-3.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INOD or LEAF?

Innodata received 111 more outperform votes than Leaf Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.57% of users gave Innodata an outperform vote while only 2.92% of users gave Leaf Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Innodata	Outperform Votes 115 49.57%	Underperform Votes 117 50.43%
Leaf Group	Outperform Votes 4 2.92%	Underperform Votes 133 97.08%

Do analysts prefer INOD or LEAF?

Innodata currently has a consensus price target of $32.67, suggesting a potential downside of 26.51%. Given Innodata's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Innodata is more favorable than Leaf Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innodata	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Leaf Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to INOD or LEAF?

In the previous week, Innodata had 11 more articles in the media than Leaf Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Innodata and 3 mentions for Leaf Group. Innodata's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Leaf Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Innodata is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Innodata	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leaf Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INOD or LEAF?

Innodata has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leaf Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innodata	$86.78M	14.85	-$910K	$0.59	75.34
Leaf Group	$212.06M	1.44	-$8.86M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INOD or LEAF?

30.8% of Innodata shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Leaf Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Innodata shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Leaf Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, INOD or LEAF?

Innodata has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leaf Group has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Innodata beats Leaf Group on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.