VIQ Solutions (NASDAQ:VQS – Get Rating) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares VIQ Solutions and Pinterest’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VIQ Solutions | $45.84 million | 0.26 | -$8.71 million | ($0.31) | -1.13 |
| $2.80 billion | 6.89 | -$96.05 million | ($0.15) | -188.32 |
VIQ Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pinterest. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VIQ Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VIQ Solutions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2.45 |
VIQ Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $1.13, indicating a potential upside of 221.43%. Pinterest has a consensus target price of $28.73, indicating a potential upside of 1.69%. Given VIQ Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe VIQ Solutions is more favorable than Pinterest.
Volatility and Risk
VIQ Solutions has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares VIQ Solutions and Pinterest’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VIQ Solutions | -18.99% | -56.07% | -25.89% |
| -3.43% | -2.25% | -1.92% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.4% of VIQ Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of VIQ Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Pinterest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Pinterest beats VIQ Solutions on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VIQ Solutions
VIQ Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of artificial intelligence driven digital voice and video capture technology and transcription solutions. Its solutions include CapturePro, MobileMic Pro, NetScribe, and aiAssist, FirstDraft and Lexel. The firm serves the law enforcement, legal, insurance, media, corporate, and government clients. The company was founded on November 10, 2004 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
About Pinterest
Pinterest, Inc. engages in the operation of a pinboard-style photo-sharing website. It allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, and hobbies. The company was founded by Benjamin Silbermann, Paul C. Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in October 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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