BASE vs. SLP, MOBL, HSTM, PERI, RBBN, GLBE, TENB, VRNS, CVLT, and ZI
Should you be buying Couchbase stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Couchbase include Simulations Plus (SLP), MobileIron (MOBL), HealthStream (HSTM), Perion Network (PERI), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), Global-E Online (GLBE), Tenable (TENB), Varonis Systems (VRNS), Commvault Systems (CVLT), and ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI).
Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) and Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.
Simulations Plus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Couchbase. Couchbase is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simulations Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Simulations Plus has a net margin of 16.22% compared to Simulations Plus' net margin of -44.54%. Couchbase's return on equity of 7.95% beat Simulations Plus' return on equity.
Simulations Plus has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Couchbase has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Simulations Plus received 225 more outperform votes than Couchbase when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.82% of users gave Simulations Plus an outperform vote while only 46.08% of users gave Couchbase an outperform vote.
78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Couchbase shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of Simulations Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of Couchbase shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Simulations Plus presently has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Couchbase has a consensus target price of $32.27, suggesting a potential upside of 42.36%. Given Simulations Plus' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Couchbase is more favorable than Simulations Plus.
In the previous week, Couchbase had 9 more articles in the media than Simulations Plus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Couchbase and 2 mentions for Simulations Plus. Couchbase's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Simulations Plus' score of 0.50 indicating that Simulations Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Simulations Plus beats Couchbase on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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