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Dayforce (DAY) Competitors

$49.46
-0.93 (-1.85%)
(As of 05/31/2024 ET)

DAY vs. VEEV, HUBS, ANSS, TTWO, MSTR, NET, MDB, PTC, MBLY, and TYL

Should you be buying Dayforce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dayforce include Veeva Systems (VEEV), HubSpot (HUBS), ANSYS (ANSS), Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Cloudflare (NET), MongoDB (MDB), PTC (PTC), Mobileye Global (MBLY), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.

Dayforce vs.

Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) and Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Veeva Systems had 30 more articles in the media than Dayforce. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Veeva Systems and 8 mentions for Dayforce. Dayforce's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Veeva Systems' score of 0.21 indicating that Dayforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dayforce
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Veeva Systems
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 22.34% compared to Dayforce's net margin of 3.30%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.10% beat Dayforce's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dayforce3.30% 5.38% 1.36%
Veeva Systems 22.34%13.10%10.55%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dayforce$1.51B5.16$54.80M$0.33149.88
Veeva Systems$2.36B11.89$525.71M$3.3951.40

Dayforce presently has a consensus target price of $72.50, suggesting a potential upside of 46.58%. Veeva Systems has a consensus target price of $228.65, suggesting a potential upside of 31.22%. Given Dayforce's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Dayforce is more favorable than Veeva Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dayforce
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Veeva Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Dayforce has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Dayforce shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Veeva Systems received 699 more outperform votes than Dayforce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.63% of users gave Veeva Systems an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Dayforce an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
DayforceOutperform Votes
5
45.45%
Underperform Votes
6
54.55%
Veeva SystemsOutperform Votes
704
69.63%
Underperform Votes
307
30.37%

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Dayforce on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DAY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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DAY vs. The Competition

MetricDayforcePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.81B$21.00B$21.25B$17.80B
Dividend YieldN/A2.19%2.70%3.55%
P/E Ratio149.8857.46217.1123.42
Price / Sales5.168.10539.4411.17
Price / Cash33.0267.8430.4818.95
Price / Book3.218.746.455.90
Net Income$54.80M$366.04M$628.46M$976.46M
7 Day Performance-11.93%-3.21%-0.68%0.62%
1 Month Performance-14.27%-3.26%2.85%4.79%
1 Year PerformanceN/A4.86%27.38%24.00%

Dayforce Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VEEV
Veeva Systems
4.9245 of 5 stars
$174.25
-10.3%
$228.65
+31.2%
+5.2%$31.33B$2.36B51.407,172Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
HUBS
HubSpot
3.6175 of 5 stars
$611.18
+0.8%
$640.04
+4.7%
+18.0%$30.90B$2.17B-230.637,663Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
ANSS
ANSYS
3.7906 of 5 stars
$317.45
-0.8%
$320.00
+0.8%
-1.9%$27.93B$2.27B63.746,200Positive News
TTWO
Take-Two Interactive Software
4.5429 of 5 stars
$160.36
+0.4%
$177.22
+10.5%
+16.4%$27.48B$5.35B-7.3012,371Positive News
MSTR
MicroStrategy
3.3174 of 5 stars
$1,524.49
-1.1%
$1,793.00
+17.6%
+405.4%$27.33B$496.26M-227.541,934Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
NET
Cloudflare
4.8295 of 5 stars
$67.73
-0.4%
$91.09
+34.5%
-2.3%$23.10B$1.30B-127.793,682Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
MDB
MongoDB
4.5931 of 5 stars
$236.06
-23.9%
$374.29
+58.6%
-19.7%$22.58B$1.68B-84.015,037Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
PTC
PTC
4.6816 of 5 stars
$176.24
+1.4%
$200.64
+13.8%
+31.1%$20.81B$2.10B73.747,231Insider Selling
High Trading Volume
MBLY
Mobileye Global
3.7953 of 5 stars
$25.66
-0.7%
$39.82
+55.2%
-42.4%$20.69B$1.86B-122.183,700Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.3949 of 5 stars
$480.36
+0.6%
$519.09
+8.1%
+21.0%$20.27B$1.95B108.687,300Positive News

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This page (NYSE:DAY) was last updated on 6/1/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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