Fluent vs Ibotta
FLNT and IBTA side by side, both in business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FLNT and IBTA compare
Ibotta is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as Fluent ($1.3B against $98.6M).
Fluent grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.7% versus −6.6% for Ibotta).
Ibotta keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −3.2% compared with −9.0% at Fluent.
Ibotta scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 3 for Fluent), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FLNT | IBTA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $98.6M | $1.3B |
| Share price | $3.12 | $57.59 |
| Change, 1 year | 60.0% | 76.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −76.4% | 127% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | −0.24 |
| Employees | 186 | 800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 3.9× |
| P/B | 17.7× | 5.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.2× | 17.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.5% | 5.6% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $28.42 |
| Margin of safety | – | −103% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.7% (better) | −6.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −7.6% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −111% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.8% | 78.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | −5.7% | −3.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −9.0% | −3.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.6% | 21.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −138% | −3.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −27.3% | −9.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 6.43 (better) | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −4.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 1.71 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −5.08 | 3.86 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 12.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 12.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 13.9% | 60.3% |
| Held by insiders | 67.5% | 92.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $858K (better) | −$115M |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.58% | 151% |
Go deeper
- FLNT stock overview
- FLNT income statement
- FLNT valuation and score
- IBTA stock overview
- IBTA income statement
- IBTA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.