CYBR vs. DSGX, NATI, ALTR, SAIL, MSP, EA, VEEV, HUBS, MSTR, and ANSS
Should you be buying CyberArk Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CyberArk Software include The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), National Instruments (NATI), Altair Engineering (ALTR), SailPoint Technologies (SAIL), Datto (MSP), Electronic Arts (EA), Veeva Systems (VEEV), HubSpot (HUBS), MicroStrategy (MSTR), and ANSYS (ANSS).
CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) and The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
CyberArk Software received 341 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.63% of users gave CyberArk Software an outperform vote while only 64.95% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote.
91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held 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.
The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 20.23% compared to CyberArk Software's net margin of -3.20%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 9.80% beat CyberArk Software's return on equity.
CyberArk Software currently has a consensus target price of $267.29, indicating a potential upside of 12.48%. The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus target price of $99.30, indicating a potential upside of 0.16%. Given CyberArk Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CyberArk Software is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.
In the previous week, CyberArk Software had 13 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for CyberArk Software and 17 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat CyberArk Software's score of 0.78 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CyberArk Software has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Descartes Systems Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CyberArk Software. CyberArk Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CyberArk Software beats The Descartes Systems Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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