NV5 Global (NVEE) Competitors

NV5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) and Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is NVEE or ETSY more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 6.69% compared to NV5 Global's net margin of 3.19%. NV5 Global's return on equity of 9.12% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NV5 Global	3.19%	9.12%	5.84%
Etsy	6.69%	-39.60%	12.30%

Does the media prefer NVEE or ETSY?

In the previous week, Etsy had 10 more articles in the media than NV5 Global. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Etsy and 6 mentions for NV5 Global. Etsy's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat NV5 Global's score of -0.13 indicating that Etsy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NV5 Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Etsy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NVEE or ETSY?

NV5 Global currently has a consensus target price of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.82%. Etsy has a consensus target price of $49.91, suggesting a potential downside of 8.25%. Given NV5 Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NV5 Global is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NV5 Global	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Etsy	6 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NVEE or ETSY?

75.5% of NV5 Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of NV5 Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Etsy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NVEE or ETSY?

Etsy has higher revenue and earnings than NV5 Global. Etsy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NV5 Global, 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
NV5 Global	$941.27M	1.65	$27.98M	$0.50	46.32
Etsy	$2.81B	2.02	$303.28M	$1.40	38.86

Which has more risk & volatility, NVEE or ETSY?

NV5 Global has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Etsy beats NV5 Global on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.