Head-To-Head Comparison: International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) versus FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE)

FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE) and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for FiscalNote and International Business Machines, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FiscalNote	1	0	1	0	2.00
International Business Machines	2	12	18	0	2.50

FiscalNote presently has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 71,591.18%. International Business Machines has a consensus price target of $253.52, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given FiscalNote’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FiscalNote is more favorable than International Business Machines.

Volatility and Risk

FiscalNote has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Business Machines has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.3% of FiscalNote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of International Business Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of FiscalNote shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of International Business Machines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares FiscalNote and International Business Machines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FiscalNote	-68.39%	-80.70%	-23.93%
International Business Machines	15.52%	35.65%	7.54%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FiscalNote and International Business Machines”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FiscalNote	$95.41 million	0.00	-$65.25 million	($6.63)	-0.00
International Business Machines	$67.53 billion	3.16	$10.59 billion	$11.27	20.12

International Business Machines has higher revenue and earnings than FiscalNote. FiscalNote is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Business Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

International Business Machines beats FiscalNote on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FiscalNote

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. operates as technology company North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. It combines artificial intelligence technology, machine learning, and other technologies with analytics, workflow tools, and expert research. The company also delivers that intelligence through its suite of public policy and issues management products, as well as powerful tools to manage workflows, advocacy campaigns, and constituent relationships. It serves a customer base that includes businesses comprising the Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, law firms, professional services organizations, trade groups, and non-profits. FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.

About International Business Machines

International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate. The Consulting segment focuses on skills integration for strategy, experience, technology, and operations by domain and industry. The Infrastructure segment provides on-premises and cloud based server, and storage solutions, as well as life-cycle services for hybrid cloud infrastructure deployment. The Financing segment offers client and commercial financing, facilitates IBM clients’ acquisition of hardware, software, and services. The company has a strategic partnership to various companies including hyperscalers, service providers, global system integrators, and software and hardware vendors that includes Adobe, Amazon Web services, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and SAP, and others. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.