Globant (GLOB) Competitors

Globant (NYSE:GLOB) and IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, GLOB or IQV?

Globant has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQVIA has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GLOB or IQV?

IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than Globant. IQVIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Globant	$2.10B	3.13	$158.54M	$3.83	39.69
IQVIA	$15.41B	2.18	$1.37B	$7.50	25.46

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GLOB or IQV?

91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Globant shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GLOB or IQV?

In the previous week, IQVIA had 14 more articles in the media than Globant. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for IQVIA and 19 mentions for Globant. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Globant's score of 0.14 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globant	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IQVIA	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GLOB or IQV?

Globant presently has a consensus target price of $227.06, suggesting a potential upside of 49.36%. IQVIA has a consensus target price of $251.22, suggesting a potential upside of 31.57%. Given Globant's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Globant is more favorable than IQVIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globant	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is GLOB or IQV more profitable?

IQVIA has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Globant's net margin of 7.20%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.81% beat Globant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globant	7.20%	11.65%	7.88%
IQVIA	8.91%	28.81%	7.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLOB or IQV?

IQVIA received 287 more outperform votes than Globant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.41% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 60.28% of users gave Globant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globant	Outperform Votes 393 60.28%	Underperform Votes 259 39.72%
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 680 68.41%	Underperform Votes 314 31.59%

Summary

IQVIA beats Globant on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.