Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN – Get Free Report) and Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Huron Consulting Group and Fiverr International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Huron Consulting Group | 6.38% | 32.33% | 9.29% |
| Fiverr International | 7.18% | 16.14% | 8.37% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Huron Consulting Group and Fiverr International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Huron Consulting Group | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Fiverr International | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
93.9% of Huron Consulting Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Fiverr International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Huron Consulting Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Fiverr International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Huron Consulting Group has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiverr International has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Huron Consulting Group and Fiverr International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Huron Consulting Group | $1.70 billion | 1.40 | $105.04 million | $6.68 | 22.35 |
| Fiverr International | $430.91 million | 0.75 | $20.98 million | $0.81 | 11.07 |
Huron Consulting Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fiverr International. Fiverr International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huron Consulting Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Huron Consulting Group beats Fiverr International on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group Inc., a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Education, and Commercial. The Healthcare segment provides financial and operational performance improvement consulting services; digital offerings, spanning technology and analytic-related services; software products; organizational transformation services; revenue cycle managed and outsourcing services; financial and capital advisory consulting services; and strategy and innovation consulting services to national and regional health systems, academic and community health systems, federal health system, public, children’s and critical access hospitals, physician practices and medical groups, payors, and long-term care or post-acute providers. The Education segment provides digital solutions, spanning technology, and analytic-related services; Huron Research product suite, a software suite designed to facilitate and enhance research administration service delivery and compliance; research-focused consulting and managed services; strategy and operations consulting services for public and private colleges and universities, research institutes, and other education-related organizations. The Commercial segment delivers digital services and software products, and financial advisory services to financial, energy and utilities, professional and business services, life science, consumer products, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as public sector and nonprofit organizations. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About Fiverr International
Fiverr International Ltd. operates an online marketplace worldwide. Its platform enables sellers to sell their services and buyers to buy them. The company's platform includes various categories in ten verticals, including graphic and design, digital marketing, writing and translation, video and animation, music and audio, programming and tech, business, data, lifestyle, and photography. It also offers value-added products, including subscription-based content marketing, back-office, learning and development offerings, creative talent, and freelancer management platforms. In addition, the company provides a suite of professional solutions that enable businesses to engage with freelancers; Fiverr Pro, a marketplace; Fiverr Certified, a storefront to access certified experts for partner vendors; Fiverr Enterprise, a gateway to source and manage on-demand and long-term freelancers. Further, it offers various value-added products, including Promoted Gigs which allows sellers to advertise their services on the platform; and Seller Plus, a subscription program that equips sellers with advanced tools. The company's buyers include businesses of various sizes, as well as sellers comprise a group of freelancers and agencies. Fiverr International Ltd. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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