Axon Enterprise (AXON) Competitors

Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) and Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Is FTNT or AXON more profitable?

Fortinet has a net margin of 22.23% compared to Fortinet's net margin of 15.60%. Fortinet's return on equity of 11.71% beat Axon Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortinet	22.23%	-2,235.48%	15.38%
Axon Enterprise	15.60%	11.71%	5.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, FTNT or AXON?

Fortinet has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axon Enterprise has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FTNT or AXON?

Fortinet presently has a consensus target price of $70.10, indicating a potential upside of 18.17%. Axon Enterprise has a consensus target price of $335.27, indicating a potential upside of 19.03%. Given Fortinet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axon Enterprise is more favorable than Fortinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortinet	2 Sell rating(s)	20 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Axon Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTNT or AXON?

Fortinet received 837 more outperform votes than Axon Enterprise when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.07% of users gave Fortinet an outperform vote while only 64.11% of users gave Axon Enterprise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortinet	Outperform Votes 1271 67.07%	Underperform Votes 624 32.93%
Axon Enterprise	Outperform Votes 434 64.11%	Underperform Votes 243 35.89%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTNT or AXON?

83.7% of Fortinet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Fortinet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FTNT or AXON?

Fortinet has higher revenue and earnings than Axon Enterprise. Fortinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axon Enterprise, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortinet	$5.30B	8.54	$1.15B	$1.53	38.77
Axon Enterprise	$1.56B	13.60	$174.23M	$3.42	82.36

Does the media refer more to FTNT or AXON?

In the previous week, Fortinet had 8 more articles in the media than Axon Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Fortinet and 11 mentions for Axon Enterprise. Fortinet's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Axon Enterprise's score of 0.88 indicating that Axon Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortinet	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axon Enterprise	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Fortinet beats Axon Enterprise on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.