(IHS) (IHS) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ICFI or IHS?

ICF International currently has a consensus price target of $167.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.54%. (IHS) has a consensus price target of $7.30, suggesting a potential upside of 146.62%. Given (IHS)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe (IHS) is more favorable than ICF International.

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

Does the media favor ICFI or IHS?

In the previous week, ICF International had 12 more articles in the media than (IHS). MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ICF International and 2 mentions for (IHS). ICF International's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat (IHS)'s score of 0.00 indicating that ICF International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICF International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
(IHS)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of (IHS) shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of (IHS) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ICFI or IHS?

ICF International has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, (IHS) has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICFI or IHS?

ICF International received 18 more outperform votes than (IHS) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.37% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 60.33% of users gave (IHS) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ICF International	Outperform Votes 351 67.37%	Underperform Votes 170 32.63%
(IHS)	Outperform Votes 333 60.33%	Underperform Votes 219 39.67%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ICFI or IHS?

ICF International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than (IHS). (IHS) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICF International, 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
ICF International	$1.96B	1.28	$82.61M	$5.69	23.60
(IHS)	$2.13B	0.46	-$1.98B	-$7.00	-0.42

Is ICFI or IHS more profitable?

ICF International has a net margin of 5.38% compared to (IHS)'s net margin of -130.78%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.68% beat (IHS)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICF International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%
(IHS)	-130.78%	-15.70%	-1.20%

Summary

ICF International beats (IHS) on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.