IX Acquisition (IXAQ) Competitors

Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) and IX Acquisition (NASDAQ:IXAQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Which has better valuation & earnings, LAND or IXAQ?

Gladstone Land has higher revenue and earnings than IX Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gladstone Land	$85.22M	4.26	$14.56M	-$0.29	-34.59
IX Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, LAND or IXAQ?

Gladstone Land has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IX Acquisition has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LAND or IXAQ more profitable?

Gladstone Land has a net margin of 15.59% compared to IX Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Gladstone Land's return on equity of 1.89% beat IX Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Land	15.59%	1.89%	0.99%
IX Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer LAND or IXAQ?

Gladstone Land currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.54%. Given Gladstone Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gladstone Land is more favorable than IX Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Land	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
IX Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer LAND or IXAQ?

In the previous week, Gladstone Land and Gladstone Land both had 1 articles in the media. Gladstone Land's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat IX Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Land	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IX Acquisition	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAND or IXAQ?

53.6% of Gladstone Land shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.5% of IX Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Gladstone Land shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of IX Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAND or IXAQ?

Gladstone Land received 360 more outperform votes than IX Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gladstone Land	Outperform Votes 360 69.23%	Underperform Votes 160 30.77%
IX Acquisition	N/A	N/A

Summary

Gladstone Land beats IX Acquisition on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.