IQVIA (IQV) Competitors

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media favor IQV or MELI?

In the previous week, IQVIA had 1 more articles in the media than MercadoLibre. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for IQVIA and 46 mentions for MercadoLibre. MercadoLibre's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat IQVIA's score of 0.89 indicating that MercadoLibre is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IQVIA	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MercadoLibre	29 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IQV or MELI?

89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of MercadoLibre shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of MercadoLibre shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, IQV or MELI?

IQVIA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MercadoLibre. IQVIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MercadoLibre, 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
IQVIA	$15.41B	1.71	$1.37B	$7.50	19.94
MercadoLibre	$20.78B	4.93	$987M	$37.70	53.63

Is IQV or MELI more profitable?

MercadoLibre has a net margin of 9.20% compared to IQVIA's net margin of 8.91%. MercadoLibre's return on equity of 51.89% beat IQVIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQVIA	8.91%	28.81%	7.02%
MercadoLibre	9.20%	51.89%	9.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, IQV or MELI?

IQVIA has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MercadoLibre has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IQV or MELI?

IQVIA presently has a consensus price target of $241.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.51%. MercadoLibre has a consensus price target of $2,409.69, suggesting a potential upside of 19.19%. Given IQVIA's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe IQVIA is more favorable than MercadoLibre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
MercadoLibre	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.06

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IQV or MELI?

IQVIA received 1 more outperform votes than MercadoLibre when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.30% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 66.02% of users gave MercadoLibre an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 683 68.30%	Underperform Votes 317 31.70%
MercadoLibre	Outperform Votes 682 66.02%	Underperform Votes 351 33.98%

Summary

MercadoLibre beats IQVIA on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.