VIQ Solutions (VQS) Competitors

VIQ Solutions (TSE:VQS) and Intermap Technologies (TSE:IMP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor VQS or IMP?

In the previous week, Intermap Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than VIQ Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Intermap Technologies and 1 mentions for VIQ Solutions. Intermap Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat VIQ Solutions' score of 0.44 indicating that Intermap Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VIQ Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intermap Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VQS or IMP?

Intermap Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VIQ Solutions. Intermap Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VIQ Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VIQ Solutions	C$41.02M	0.00	-C$14.33M	-C$0.53	N/A
Intermap Technologies	C$6.20M	3.79	-C$3.70M	-C$0.14	-4.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VQS or IMP?

0.1% of VIQ Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 38.7% of VIQ Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Intermap Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VQS or IMP?

Intermap Technologies received 118 more outperform votes than VIQ Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave VIQ Solutions an outperform vote while only 72.02% of users gave Intermap Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VIQ Solutions	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Intermap Technologies	Outperform Votes 121 72.02%	Underperform Votes 47 27.98%

Do analysts prefer VQS or IMP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VIQ Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Intermap Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, VQS or IMP?

VIQ Solutions has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intermap Technologies has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VQS or IMP more profitable?

VIQ Solutions has a net margin of -34.93% compared to Intermap Technologies' net margin of -59.72%. Intermap Technologies' return on equity of 0.00% beat VIQ Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VIQ Solutions	-34.93%	-131.37%	-19.96%
Intermap Technologies	-59.72%	N/A	-38.44%

Summary

VIQ Solutions and Intermap Technologies tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.