AcuityAds (NASDAQ:ILLM – Get Rating) is one of 128 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare AcuityAds to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares AcuityAds and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AcuityAds | $123.71 million | -$580,000.00 | 162.00 |
| AcuityAds Competitors | $1.14 billion | -$46.70 million | -10.47 |
AcuityAds’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than AcuityAds. AcuityAds is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for AcuityAds and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AcuityAds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| AcuityAds Competitors | 508 | 2778 | 4072 | 41 | 2.49 |
AcuityAds presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.32%. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 23.35%. Given AcuityAds’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AcuityAds is more favorable than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares AcuityAds and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AcuityAds | -0.40% | -4.93% | -3.75% |
| AcuityAds Competitors | -98.88% | -2,259.65% | -238.09% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.8% of AcuityAds shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.2% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of AcuityAds shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AcuityAds beats its competitors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
AcuityAds Company Profile
AcuityAds Holdings Inc., a technology company, provides digital media solutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company offers a programmatic marketing platform that enables advertisers to connect with their audiences across online display, video, social, and mobile campaigns. Its platform also allows advertisers to manage their purchasing of online display advertising in real-time using programmatic ad buying. In addition, the company offers illumin, an advertising automation technology that provides planning, media buying, and omnichannel intelligence; and allows advertisers to map their consumer journey playbooks across screens and execute in real-time using programmatic technology. It serves Fortune 500 enterprises and small to mid-sized businesses. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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