Reviewing Clarivate (CLVT) & Its Rivals

Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT) is one of 203 public companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Clarivate to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Clarivate and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarivate	-13.84%	9.15%	3.99%
Clarivate Competitors	-0.59%	20.75%	4.33%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Clarivate and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarivate	$2.46 billion	-$201.10 million	-3.16
Clarivate Competitors	$3.31 billion	$228.36 million	29.46

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Clarivate and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarivate	3	4	1	0	1.75
Clarivate Competitors	1575	6431	9161	430	2.48

Clarivate currently has a consensus target price of $2.77, indicating a potential upside of 68.19%. As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 26.96%. Given Clarivate’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Clarivate is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Clarivate has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarivate’s rivals have a beta of 0.98, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.7% of Clarivate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Clarivate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Clarivate rivals beat Clarivate on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Clarivate Company Profile

Clarivate Plc operates as an information services provider in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Academia & Government, Life Sciences & Healthcare, and Intellectual Property. The company offers Web of Science and InCites, that analyzes and explores the academic research landscape and manages research information; ProQuest One and Ebook Central that provides comprehensive content collections to institutions in a cost-effective manner; and Alma and Polaris, that manages academic resources and services, connect users, and support research publications. It also provides Patent and Trademark Renewals, that supports paralegal and admin tasks throughout the patent and trademark protection and maintenance process; CompuMark and Derwent, that supports critical decisions around patent and trademark protection, risk, and value creation throughout the innovation and brand lifecycle; IPFolio and Foundation IP that creates a structured environment for the protection and management of global patent and trademark assets. In addition, the company offers Cortellis Competitive Intelligence and Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence, that supports the development of new drugs and medical devices from discovery to clinical trials; Cortellis Regulatory Intelligence and OFF-X to monitor drug safety issues and adhere to regulatory protocols; Real World Data and Optimize that inform commercial launch strategy and set pricing for optimal reimbursement. It serves corporations, universities, law firms, government agencies, public libraries, and other professional services organizations. The company was formerly known as Clarivate Analytics Plc and changed its name to Clarivate Plc in May 2020. Clarivate Plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.