Head-To-Head Review: IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) vs. Eventbrite (NYSE:EB)

Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of IAC shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of IAC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Eventbrite and IAC, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eventbrite	0	4	2	0	2.33
IAC	0	1	10	0	2.91

Eventbrite presently has a consensus target price of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 87.03%. IAC has a consensus target price of $70.36, indicating a potential upside of 48.67%. Given Eventbrite’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Eventbrite is more favorable than IAC.

Profitability

This table compares Eventbrite and IAC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eventbrite	-2.42%	-4.44%	-0.91%
IAC	-0.34%	-5.63%	-3.69%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eventbrite and IAC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eventbrite	$336.37 million	1.01	-$26.48 million	($0.09)	-39.11
IAC	$3.88 billion	0.98	$265.94 million	($0.43)	-110.07

IAC has higher revenue and earnings than Eventbrite. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eventbrite, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Eventbrite has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eventbrite beats IAC on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eventbrite

Eventbrite, Inc. operates a two-sided marketplace that provides self-service ticketing and marketing tools for event creators in the United States and internationally. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, enhance reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About IAC

IAC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images across entertainment, food, home, beauty, travel, health, family, luxury, and fashion areas; and magazines related to women and lifestyle. It also operates a digital marketplace that connects home service professionals with consumers for repairing, remodeling, cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and enhancement services under the Angi Ads, Angi Leads, and Angi Services brands. In addition, the company operates websites that offer general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site that contains a mix of search services and/or content targeted to various user or segment demographics, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. Further, it offers Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes; develops and provides subscription mobile applications across the communication, language, weather, business, health, and lifestyle verticals; a technology driven staffing platform for flexible W-2 work under the Bluecrew name; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services. The company was formerly known as IAC/InterActiveCorp. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.