IRS vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, EVGO, DAO, and UDMY
Should you be buying IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), Youdao (DAO), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones vs. Its Competitors
Graham (NYSE:GHC) and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a net margin of 25.95% compared to Graham's net margin of 12.99%. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' return on equity of 7.91% beat Graham's return on equity.
In the previous week, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones had 1 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones and 1 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' score of 0.78 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media.
93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Graham shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Graham has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.62%. Given IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is more favorable than Graham.
Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Graham pays out 5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graham has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.
Graham has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones. Graham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones beats Graham on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:IRS) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
