Financial Review: Angi (ANGI) & Its Peers

Angi (NASDAQ:ANGI) is one of 192 publicly-traded companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Angi to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Angi and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Angi	2	6	2	0	2.00
Angi Competitors	1437	5993	11526	441	2.57

Angi presently has a consensus price target of $10.57, indicating a potential upside of 82.58%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 37.66%. Given Angi’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Angi is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Angi and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Angi	$1.03 billion	$43.83 million	-1.05
Angi Competitors	$13.14 billion	$3.48 billion	20.78

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

Volatility & Risk

Angi has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Angi’s peers have a beta of 1.84, suggesting that their average share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.8% of Angi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Angi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Angi and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Angi	-22.35%	1.52%	0.84%
Angi Competitors	-349.32%	-16.54%	4.26%

Summary

Angi peers beat Angi on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Angi

Angi Inc. connects home service professionals with consumers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Ads and Leads, Services, and International. It provides consumers with tools and resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals, matches consumers with independently established home services professionals. The company's Ads and Leads segment connects consumers with service professionals for local services through nationwide network of service professionals in various service categories; provides consumers with valuable tools, services, and content, including verified reviews, to help them research, shop, and hire for local services; and sells term-based website, mobile, and magazine advertising to certified service professionals, as well as services and tools, including quoting, invoicing, and payment services. This segment provides consumers access to online True Cost Guide, which provides project cost information for various project types, as well as a library of home services-related content. Its Services segment offers a pre-priced offering, pursuant to which consumers can request services through Angi and Handy branded platforms and pay for such services on the applicable platform directly; and provides professionals with access to a pool of consumers seeking service professionals and must validate their home services experience, as well as attest to holding the requisite license(s) and maintain an acceptable rating to remain on Services platforms. The company's International segment operates Travaux, MyBuilder, MyHammer, Werkspo, and Homestars home services marketplaces. The company was formerly known as ANGI Homeservices Inc. and changed its name to Angi Inc. in March 2021. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Angi Inc. operates as a subsidiary of IAC Inc.