QuinStreet (QNST) Competitors

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) and i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is QNST or IIIV more profitable?

i3 Verticals has a net margin of -0.01% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of -2.88%. i3 Verticals' return on equity of 5.99% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuinStreet	-2.88%	-8.79%	-5.29%
i3 Verticals	-0.01%	5.99%	2.33%

Does the media prefer QNST or IIIV?

In the previous week, i3 Verticals had 1 more articles in the media than QuinStreet. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for i3 Verticals and 8 mentions for QuinStreet. i3 Verticals' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat QuinStreet's score of 0.46 indicating that i3 Verticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
i3 Verticals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, QNST or IIIV?

i3 Verticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QuinStreet. i3 Verticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuinStreet, 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
QuinStreet	$613.51M	1.86	-$31.33M	-$0.40	-50.78
i3 Verticals	$370.24M	2.27	-$810K	-$0.09	-275.78

Which has more volatility and risk, QNST or IIIV?

QuinStreet has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i3 Verticals has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QNST or IIIV?

QuinStreet received 149 more outperform votes than i3 Verticals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.81% of users gave i3 Verticals an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave QuinStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QuinStreet	Outperform Votes 306 56.98%	Underperform Votes 231 43.02%
i3 Verticals	Outperform Votes 157 61.81%	Underperform Votes 97 38.19%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QNST or IIIV?

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of i3 Verticals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate QNST or IIIV?

QuinStreet presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.79%. i3 Verticals has a consensus target price of $27.14, indicating a potential upside of 9.36%. Given QuinStreet's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than i3 Verticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
i3 Verticals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

i3 Verticals beats QuinStreet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.