NTNX vs. CHKP, OKTA, BSY, SSNC, TYL, DT, PTC, MANH, HPE, and NICE
Should you be buying Nutanix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nutanix include Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Okta (OKTA), Bentley Systems (BSY), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Dynatrace (DT), PTC (PTC), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and NICE (NICE). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) and Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 34.33% compared to Nutanix's net margin of -3.84%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 31.42% beat Nutanix's return on equity.
Check Point Software Technologies received 235 more outperform votes than Nutanix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.63% 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 $68.54, indicating a potential downside of 5.22%. Check Point Software Technologies has a consensus price target of $169.18, indicating a potential upside of 12.27%. Given Check Point Software Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Check Point Software Technologies is more favorable than Nutanix.
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.
Nutanix has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Nutanix had 19 more articles in the media than Check Point Software Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Nutanix and 7 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point Software Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Nutanix's score of 0.90 indicating that Check Point Software Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.3% of Nutanix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Nutanix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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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