Inovalon (INOV) Competitors

Inovalon (NASDAQ:INOV) and Toast (NYSE:TOST) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor INOV or TOST?

In the previous week, Toast had 15 more articles in the media than Inovalon. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Toast and 2 mentions for Inovalon. Toast's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Inovalon's score of 0.00 indicating that Toast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inovalon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Toast	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, INOV or TOST?

Inovalon has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toast has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, INOV or TOST?

Inovalon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Toast. Toast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inovalon, 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
Inovalon	$667.52M	6.73	$22.58M	$0.34	85.14
Toast	$3.87B	4.71	-$246M	-$0.13	-297.48

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INOV or TOST?

33.2% of Inovalon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Toast shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.8% of Inovalon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Toast shares are owned by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INOV or TOST?

Inovalon received 282 more outperform votes than Toast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.29% of users gave Inovalon an outperform vote while only 38.15% of users gave Toast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inovalon	Outperform Votes 348 50.29%	Underperform Votes 344 49.71%
Toast	Outperform Votes 66 38.15%	Underperform Votes 107 61.85%

Do analysts prefer INOV or TOST?

Toast has a consensus target price of $35.27, suggesting a potential downside of 8.79%. Given Toast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Toast is more favorable than Inovalon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inovalon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Toast	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Is INOV or TOST more profitable?

Inovalon has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Toast's net margin of -1.05%. Inovalon's return on equity of 10.97% beat Toast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inovalon	6.73%	10.97%	4.10%
Toast	-1.05%	-3.84%	-2.34%

Summary

Inovalon beats Toast on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.