NortonLifeLock (NLOK) Competitors

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) and NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ:NLOK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DT or NLOK?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dynatrace	$1.43B	9.60	$154.63M	$0.52	88.81
NortonLifeLock	$2.82B	5.01	$817.05M	$1.43	17.29

Do analysts prefer DT or NLOK?

Dynatrace presently has a consensus target price of $61.54, suggesting a potential upside of 33.26%. Given NortonLifeLock's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than NortonLifeLock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
NortonLifeLock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor DT or NLOK?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 9 more articles in the media than NortonLifeLock. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Dynatrace and 1 mentions for NortonLifeLock. NortonLifeLock's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Dynatrace's score of 0.00 indicating that Dynatrace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynatrace	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NortonLifeLock	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DT or NLOK?

Dynatrace has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NortonLifeLock has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DT or NLOK?

Dynatrace received 164 more outperform votes than NortonLifeLock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave NortonLifeLock an outperform vote while only 67.38% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 221 67.38%	Underperform Votes 107 32.62%
NortonLifeLock	Outperform Votes 57 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DT or NLOK?

94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of NortonLifeLock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Dynatrace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of NortonLifeLock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DT or NLOK more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Dynatrace's net margin of 0.00%. NortonLifeLock's return on equity of 9.89% beat Dynatrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynatrace	10.81%	9.89%	6.17%
NortonLifeLock	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Dynatrace beats NortonLifeLock on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.