REV Group (REVG) Competitors

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) and REV Group (NYSE:REVG) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Is IEP or REVG more profitable?

REV Group has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Icahn Enterprises' net margin of -4.79%. REV Group's return on equity of 18.69% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icahn Enterprises	-4.79%	-8.82%	-2.53%
REV Group	9.92%	18.69%	6.01%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IEP or REVG?

REV Group received 103 more outperform votes than Icahn Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.68% of users gave Icahn Enterprises an outperform vote while only 63.65% of users gave REV Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Icahn Enterprises	Outperform Votes 263 63.68%	Underperform Votes 150 36.32%
REV Group	Outperform Votes 366 63.65%	Underperform Votes 209 36.35%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IEP or REVG?

87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of REV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, IEP or REVG?

Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REV Group has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IEP or REVG?

REV Group has a consensus price target of $29.17, indicating a potential downside of 1.73%. Given REV Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe REV Group is more favorable than Icahn Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icahn Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
REV Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IEP or REVG?

REV Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REV Group, 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
Icahn Enterprises	$10.22B	0.62	-$684M	-$1.09	-11.45
REV Group	$2.64B	0.59	$45.30M	$4.19	7.08

Is IEP or REVG a better dividend stock?

Icahn Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. REV Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Icahn Enterprises pays out -183.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. REV Group pays out 4.8% 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. Icahn Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to IEP or REVG?

In the previous week, Icahn Enterprises had 9 more articles in the media than REV Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Icahn Enterprises and 2 mentions for REV Group. REV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Icahn Enterprises' score of 0.05 indicating that REV Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Icahn Enterprises	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
REV Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

REV Group beats Icahn Enterprises on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.