CHKP vs. SSNC, TYL, CTXS, NICE, BKI, NTES, SNOW, PLTR, ADSK, and TEAM
Should you be buying Check Point Software Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Check Point Software Technologies include SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Citrix Systems (CTXS), NICE (NICE), Black Knight (BKI), NetEase (NTES), Snowflake (SNOW), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Autodesk (ADSK), and Atlassian (TEAM).
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
87.6% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Check Point Software Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $169.18, suggesting a potential upside of 12.41%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus target price of $70.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.13%. Given SS&C Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SS&C Technologies is more favorable than Check Point Software Technologies.
Check Point Software Technologies received 213 more outperform votes than SS&C Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.16% of users gave SS&C Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.55% of users gave Check Point Software Technologies an outperform vote.
Check Point Software Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SS&C Technologies. Check Point Software Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 34.33% compared to SS&C Technologies' net margin of 11.46%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 31.42% beat SS&C Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, Check Point Software Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than SS&C Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies and 6 mentions for SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Check Point Software Technologies' score of 1.01 indicating that SS&C Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Check Point Software Technologies beats SS&C Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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