Worley (OTCMKTS:WYGPY – Get Free Report) and IBEX (NASDAQ:IBEX – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Worley and IBEX, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Worley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| IBEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
IBEX has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.89%. Given IBEX’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IBEX is more favorable than Worley.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Volatility & Risk
Worley has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IBEX has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Worley and IBEX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Worley | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| IBEX | 7.53% | 31.50% | 16.25% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Worley and IBEX”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Worley | $7.28 billion | 0.62 | $264.87 million | N/A | N/A |
| IBEX | $558.27 million | 0.73 | $36.86 million | $3.20 | 9.55 |
Worley has higher revenue and earnings than IBEX.
Summary
IBEX beats Worley on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Worley
Worley Limited provides professional project and asset services to energy, chemicals, and resources sectors worldwide. The company offers digital, consulting, engineering and design, construction management, construction and fabrication, supply chain management, project management, and operation and maintenance services, as well as maintenance, modification, and operation services. It serves new energy, power, upstream and midstream, refining and chemicals, and infrastructure markets, as well as mining, minerals, and metals markets. The company was formerly known as WorleyParsons Limited and changed its name to Worley Limited in October 2019. The company was founded in 1893 and is based in Sydney, Australia.
About IBEX
IBEX Limited provides end-to-end technology-enabled customer lifecycle experience solutions in the United States and internationally. The company products and services portfolio includes ibex Connect, that offers customer service, technical support, revenue generation, and other revenue generation outsourced back-office services through the CX model, which integrates voice, email, chat, SMS, social media, and other communication applications; ibex Digital, a customer acquisition solution that comprises digital marketing, e-commerce technology, and platform solutions; and ibex CX, a customer experience solution, which provides a suite of proprietary software tools to measure, monitor, and manage its clients' customer experience. It operates customer engagement and customer acquisition delivery centers. The company serves banking and financial services, delivery and logistics, health tech and wellness, high tech, retail and e-commerce, streaming and entertainment, travel and hospitality, and utility industries. The company was formerly known as IBEX Holdings Limited and changed its name to IBEX Limited in September 2019. IBEX Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. The company is a subsidiary of The Resource Group International Limited.
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