Skillz (SKLZ) Competitors

IBEX (NASDAQ:IBEX) and Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to IBEX or SKLZ?

In the previous week, IBEX had 16 more articles in the media than Skillz. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for IBEX and 1 mentions for Skillz. Skillz's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat IBEX's score of 0.13 indicating that Skillz is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IBEX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Skillz	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IBEX or SKLZ?

81.2% of IBEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Skillz shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of IBEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Skillz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IBEX or SKLZ more profitable?

IBEX has a net margin of 6.57% compared to Skillz's net margin of -40.87%. IBEX's return on equity of 22.54% beat Skillz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IBEX	6.57%	22.54%	12.38%
Skillz	-40.87%	-38.95%	-20.10%

Do analysts rate IBEX or SKLZ?

IBEX currently has a consensus price target of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Skillz has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 117.17%. Given Skillz's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Skillz is more favorable than IBEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IBEX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Skillz	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, IBEX or SKLZ?

IBEX has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillz has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IBEX or SKLZ?

Skillz received 4 more outperform votes than IBEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.22% of users gave Skillz an outperform vote while only 42.31% of users gave IBEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IBEX	Outperform Votes 33 42.31%	Underperform Votes 45 57.69%
Skillz	Outperform Votes 37 55.22%	Underperform Votes 30 44.78%

Which has better valuation & earnings, IBEX or SKLZ?

IBEX has higher revenue and earnings than Skillz. Skillz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IBEX, 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
IBEX	$508.57M	0.64	$33.65M	$1.89	10.24
Skillz	$150.11M	0.57	-$101.36M	-$2.25	-2.20

Summary

IBEX beats Skillz on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.