VTEX (VTEX) Competitors

VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) and IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Does the media refer more to VTEX or IAC?

In the previous week, IAC had 10 more articles in the media than VTEX. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for IAC and 4 mentions for VTEX. VTEX's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat IAC's score of 0.44 indicating that VTEX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VTEX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IAC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, VTEX or IAC?

VTEX has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VTEX or IAC?

IAC received 1058 more outperform votes than VTEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.53% of users gave IAC an outperform vote while only 52.08% of users gave VTEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VTEX	Outperform Votes 25 52.08%	Underperform Votes 23 47.92%
IAC	Outperform Votes 1083 71.53%	Underperform Votes 431 28.47%

Is VTEX or IAC more profitable?

VTEX has a net margin of 3.97% compared to IAC's net margin of -14.18%. VTEX's return on equity of 3.60% beat IAC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VTEX	3.97%	3.60%	2.53%
IAC	-14.18%	-7.98%	-5.24%

Which has better earnings and valuation, VTEX or IAC?

VTEX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IAC. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VTEX, 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
VTEX	$226.71M	3.98	-$13.69M	$0.07	69.71
IAC	$3.81B	1.00	-$539.90M	-$6.52	-7.51

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VTEX or IAC?

63.7% of VTEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of IAC shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.9% of VTEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of IAC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend VTEX or IAC?

VTEX currently has a consensus target price of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 82.38%. IAC has a consensus target price of $64.31, indicating a potential upside of 31.32%. Given VTEX's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe VTEX is more favorable than IAC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VTEX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
IAC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Summary

VTEX beats IAC on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.