Critical Review: International Monetary Systems (OTCMKTS:ITNM) & DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH)

International Monetary Systems (OTCMKTS:ITNM) and DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for International Monetary Systems and DoorDash, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Monetary Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A
DoorDash	0	9	14	0	2.61

DoorDash has a consensus price target of $128.25, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Given DoorDash’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DoorDash is more favorable than International Monetary Systems.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.3% of International Monetary Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares International Monetary Systems and DoorDash’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Monetary Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DoorDash	$8.64 billion	6.22	-$558.00 million	($1.43)	-92.94

International Monetary Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DoorDash.

Risk and Volatility

International Monetary Systems has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoorDash has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares International Monetary Systems and DoorDash’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Monetary Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
DoorDash	-6.46%	-8.49%	-5.57%

Summary

DoorDash beats International Monetary Systems on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Monetary Systems

International Monetary Systems Ltd. operates as a holding company. The firm engages in the management and operation of a barter trade exchange. It offers electronic mail promotions, monthly statements, 24-hour authorization service and internet trading. The company was founded in July 1985 and is headquartered in New Berlin, WI.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support. It also offers membership products, including DashPass and Wolt+; DoorDash Drive and Wolt Drive, which are white-label delivery fulfillment services that enable merchants that have generated consumer demand through their channels to fulfill demand using its platform; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce; and Bbot, which offers merchants digital ordering and payment solutions for in-store and online channels. In addition, the company enables merchants to advertise and promote on its platform to acquire consumers. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.