Stantec (STN) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, STN or IQV?

Stantec has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQVIA has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STN or IQV?

63.9% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STN or IQV?

IQVIA received 277 more outperform votes than Stantec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.41% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 59.97% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stantec	Outperform Votes 403 59.97%	Underperform Votes 269 40.03%
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 680 68.41%	Underperform Votes 314 31.59%

Which has better earnings and valuation, STN or IQV?

IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. IQVIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, 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
Stantec	$7.15B	1.21	$245.35M	$2.20	34.60
IQVIA	$15.41B	2.18	$1.37B	$7.50	25.46

Do analysts rate STN or IQV?

IQVIA has a consensus price target of $251.22, suggesting a potential upside of 31.57%. Given IQVIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IQVIA is more favorable than Stantec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is STN or IQV more profitable?

IQVIA has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Stantec's net margin of 4.78%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.81% beat Stantec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stantec	4.78%	16.57%	6.99%
IQVIA	8.91%	28.81%	7.02%

Does the media refer more to STN or IQV?

In the previous week, IQVIA had 28 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for IQVIA and 5 mentions for Stantec. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Stantec's score of 0.71 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stantec	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IQVIA	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

IQVIA beats Stantec on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.