INFA vs. GWRE, BLKB, ACIW, MANH, SSNC, TYL, ANSS, MSTR, APPF, and GTLB
Should you be buying Informatica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Informatica include Guidewire Software (GWRE), Blackbaud (BLKB), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Manhattan Associates (MANH), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), ANSYS (ANSS), MicroStrategy (MSTR), AppFolio (APPF), and GitLab (GTLB). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Informatica (NYSE:INFA) and Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Guidewire Software received 84 more outperform votes than Informatica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.74% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave Informatica an outperform vote.
Guidewire Software has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Informatica. Informatica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guidewire Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.5% of Informatica shares are held by institutional investors. 48.1% of Informatica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Guidewire Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Informatica has a net margin of 0.03% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of -5.48%. Informatica's return on equity of 5.31% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.
Informatica has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Informatica had 1 more articles in the media than Guidewire Software. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Informatica and 7 mentions for Guidewire Software. Guidewire Software's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Informatica's score of 0.23 indicating that Guidewire Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Informatica presently has a consensus target price of $35.45, suggesting a potential upside of 19.34%. Guidewire Software has a consensus target price of $115.11, suggesting a potential downside of 4.54%. Given Informatica's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Informatica is more favorable than Guidewire Software.
Summary
Informatica and Guidewire Software tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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