IBEX (IBEX) and The Competition Head to Head Comparison

IBEX (NASDAQ:IBEX) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare IBEX to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares IBEX and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
IBEX	$644.08 million	$46.33 million	14.68
IBEX Competitors	$3.29 billion	$228.38 million	35.96

IBEX’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than IBEX. IBEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares IBEX and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IBEX	7.19%	28.96%	15.36%
IBEX Competitors	-0.59%	20.60%	4.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.2% of IBEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of IBEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for IBEX and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IBEX	0	2	1	0	2.33
IBEX Competitors	1585	6449	9168	431	2.48

IBEX currently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.61%. As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 25.56%. Given IBEX’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IBEX has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

IBEX has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IBEX’s competitors have a beta of 0.97, suggesting that their average stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IBEX competitors beat IBEX on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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.