CHKP vs. NTNX, OKTA, BSY, SSNC, NICE, DT, MANH, TYL, PTC, and TWLO
Should you be buying Check Point Software Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Check Point Software Technologies include Nutanix (NTNX), Okta (OKTA), Bentley Systems (BSY), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), NICE (NICE), Dynatrace (DT), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Tyler Technologies (TYL), PTC (PTC), and Twilio (TWLO). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) and Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Nutanix had 1 more articles in the media than Check Point Software Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Nutanix and 7 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies. Nutanix's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Check Point Software Technologies' score of 0.97 indicating that Check Point Software Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 34.33% compared to Check Point Software Technologies' net margin of -3.84%. Nutanix's return on equity of 31.42% beat Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity.
Check Point Software Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Nutanix. Nutanix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check Point Software Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Check Point Software Technologies received 237 more outperform votes than Nutanix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.64% of users gave Nutanix an outperform vote while only 65.55% of users gave Check Point Software Technologies an outperform vote.
Nutanix currently has a consensus price target of $65.69, indicating a potential downside of 6.54%. Check Point Software Technologies has a consensus price target of $169.18, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Given Nutanix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Check Point Software Technologies is more favorable than Nutanix.
Nutanix has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
85.3% of Nutanix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nutanix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Check Point Software Technologies beats Nutanix on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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