IHS (NYSE:IHS – Get Free Report) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare IHS to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares IHS and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| IHS | $1.58 billion | $143.60 million | 21.18 |
| IHS Competitors | $24.14 billion | $893.66 million | -169.76 |
IHS’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than IHS. IHS is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for IHS and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| IHS | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.14 |
| IHS Competitors | 1751 | 5339 | 7754 | 383 | 2.44 |
IHS presently has a consensus price target of $8.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.90%. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 22.27%. Given IHS’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IHS has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Risk & Volatility
IHS has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IHS’s competitors have a beta of -4.90, indicating that their average share price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.5% of IHS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by company 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.
Profitability
This table compares IHS and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| IHS | 8.17% | -832.09% | 11.80% |
| IHS Competitors | -12.08% | -217.38% | -3.35% |
Summary
IHS competitors beat IHS on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
About IHS
IHS Inc. develops source of information, insight and analytics in different areas of business. The Company’s segments include Resources, Transportation and Consolidated Markets & Solutions. The Company’s Resources segment includes its Energy and Chemicals product offerings. Its Transportation segment includes its Automotive; Maritime & Trade, and Aerospace, Defense & Security product offerings. Its Consolidated Markets & Solutions segment includes its Product Design; Technology, Media & Telecom, and Economics & Country Risk product offerings. It provides authoritative analysis and forecasts of sales and production for light vehicles, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, powertrain, components and technology systems across various markets. Its product design offerings include content and analysis on various engineering and technical standards, codes, reference books, journals, and other scientific and technical documents, as well as software-based engineering decision engines.
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