Reviewing Doximity (DOCS) and Its Competitors

Doximity (NYSE:DOCS) is one of 48 public companies in the “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Doximity to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Doximity has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Doximity’s rivals have a beta of 0.61, suggesting that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Doximity	$570.40 million	$223.18 million	29.74
Doximity Competitors	$222.38 million	-$52.83 million	-7.80

Doximity has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Doximity is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Doximity and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Doximity	0	2	2	3	3.14
Doximity Competitors	98	197	217	12	2.27

Doximity currently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.78%. As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 115.88%. Given Doximity’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Doximity has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.2% of Doximity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by institutional investors. 31.3% of Doximity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Doximity	40.72%	24.63%	21.30%
Doximity Competitors	-51.08%	-912.69%	-63.05%

Summary

Doximity beats its rivals on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Doximity

Doximity, Inc. operates a cloud-based digital platform for medical professionals in the United States. The company’s cloud-based platform provides its members with tools built for medical professionals, enabling them to collaborate with their colleagues, coordinate patient care, conduct virtual patient visits, stay up-to-date with the latest medical news and research, and manage their careers. It primarily serves pharmaceutical companies and health systems. The company was formerly known as 3MD Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Doximity, Inc. in June 2010. Doximity, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.