Critical Review: MicroCloud Hologram (NASDAQ:HOLO) versus IAC (NASDAQ:IAC)

IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) and MicroCloud Hologram (NASDAQ:HOLO) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for IAC and MicroCloud Hologram, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAC	0	2	10	0	2.83
MicroCloud Hologram	0	0	0	0	0.00

IAC presently has a consensus target price of $64.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.22%. Given IAC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe IAC is more favorable than MicroCloud Hologram.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.9% of IAC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of MicroCloud Hologram shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of IAC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAC	-14.18%	-7.98%	-5.24%
MicroCloud Hologram	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

IAC has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroCloud Hologram has a beta of 3.68, indicating that its stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares IAC and MicroCloud Hologram”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IAC	$3.81 billion	0.99	-$539.90 million	($6.52)	-7.44
MicroCloud Hologram	$234.30 million	0.26	-$11.55 million	N/A	N/A

MicroCloud Hologram has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IAC.

Summary

IAC beats MicroCloud Hologram on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About MicroCloud Hologram

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. provides holographic technology services worldwide. It operates in two segments, Holographic Solutions and Holographic Technology Service. Its services include holographic light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions based on holographic technology, holographic LiDAR point cloud algorithms architecture design, technical holographic imaging solutions, holographic LiDAR sensor chip design, and holographic vehicle intelligent vision technology to service customers that provide holographic advanced driver assistance systems. The company also provides holographic digital twin technology services and has a proprietary holographic digital twin technology resource library, which captures shapes and objects in 3D holographic form by utilizing a combination of holographic digital twin software, digital content, spatial data-driven data science, holographic digital cloud algorithm, and holographic 3D capture technology. In addition, it distributes holographic hardware. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.