(IHS) (IHS) Competitors

(IHS) (NYSE:IHS) and Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer IHS or EXPO?

(IHS) presently has a consensus price target of $7.60, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Exponent has a consensus price target of $120.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.72%. Given Exponent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Exponent is more favorable than (IHS).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
(IHS)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Exponent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, IHS or EXPO?

(IHS) has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exponent has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IHS or EXPO more profitable?

Exponent has a net margin of 19.52% compared to (IHS)'s net margin of -130.78%. Exponent's return on equity of 27.27% beat (IHS)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
(IHS)	-130.78%	-15.70%	-1.20%
Exponent	19.52%	27.27%	15.24%

Does the media refer more to IHS or EXPO?

In the previous week, Exponent had 3 more articles in the media than (IHS). MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Exponent and 5 mentions for (IHS). Exponent's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat (IHS)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Exponent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
(IHS)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Exponent	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IHS or EXPO?

Exponent has lower revenue, but higher earnings than (IHS). (IHS) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exponent, 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
(IHS)	$2.13B	0.00	-$1.98B	-$7.00	N/A
Exponent	$558.51M	7.01	$109M	$2.12	36.35

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IHS or EXPO?

17.5% of (IHS) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Exponent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of (IHS) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Exponent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IHS or EXPO?

(IHS) received 27 more outperform votes than Exponent when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.17% of users gave Exponent an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave (IHS) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
(IHS)	Outperform Votes 334 60.29%	Underperform Votes 220 39.71%
Exponent	Outperform Votes 307 63.17%	Underperform Votes 179 36.83%

Summary

Exponent beats (IHS) on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.