Ipsos (OTCMKTS:IPSOF) versus Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Head-To-Head Comparison

Ipsos (OTCMKTS:IPSOF) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Ipsos and Booz Allen Hamilton, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ipsos	0	0	0	0	N/A
Booz Allen Hamilton	1	2	7	0	2.60

Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus target price of $156.56, indicating a potential upside of 1.06%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Ipsos.

Profitability

This table compares Ipsos and Booz Allen Hamilton’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ipsos	N/A	N/A	N/A
Booz Allen Hamilton	5.57%	65.80%	10.51%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ipsos and Booz Allen Hamilton’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ipsos	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.90	34.30
Booz Allen Hamilton	$10.95 billion	1.83	$605.71 million	$4.60	33.68

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

Dividends

Ipsos pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ipsos pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 44.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Booz Allen Hamilton has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.2% of Ipsos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Booz Allen Hamilton beats Ipsos on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ipsos

Ipsos SA, through its subsidiaries, provides survey-based research services for companies and institutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers services in the information production and analysis chain, including data collection, data processing and integration, data analysis, information delivery and presentation, and information activation. It also provides audience measurement, automotive and mobility development, brand health tracking, channel performance, corporate reputation, creative excellence, customer experience, healthcare, innovation, Ipsos MMA, Ipsos UU, market strategy and understanding, observer, public affairs, social intelligence analytics, and other specialist services, as well as research methodologies, such as device agnosticism, programmatic sampling, and digital face-to-face interview. In addition, the company offers online and mobile integrated services and device agnostic solutions that include online surveys adapted to laptops, smartphones, and tablets; and qualitative research services, as well as operates Ipsos.Digital, a do-it-yourself platform. Further, it provides artificial intelligence and data science solutions that develops and provides analytical tools based on data science, machine learning, big analytics, and modelling; and behavioral science and neuroscience solutions, as well as operates Ipsos Knowledge Centre for teams and clients. Ipsos SA was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing. The company offers artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer network related operations. In addition, it provides data science, engineering, visualization, and analysis related capabilities. Further, the company engages in user experience, user interface, graphic and web design, design thinking, sketching, and digital product design capabilities. Additionally, it architects and engineers help accelerate, scale, secure, and transform mission and business outcomes using the technologies and partner offering; offers software engineering in agile practices, DevSecOps, automation and Cloud, and Low/No Code Platform engineering; systems and digital engineering; and tech strategy and product management. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.