ORCL vs. NOW, CRM, SAP, ADBE, INTU, SNPS, ASML, AMD, QCOM, and CSCO
Should you be buying Oracle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oracle include ServiceNow (NOW), Salesforce (CRM), SAP (SAP), Adobe (ADBE), Intuit (INTU), Synopsys (SNPS), ASML (ASML), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), QUALCOMM (QCOM), and Cisco Systems (CSCO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.
In the previous week, Oracle had 2 more articles in the media than ServiceNow. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Oracle and 24 mentions for ServiceNow. Oracle's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ServiceNow's score of 0.82 indicating that Oracle is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ServiceNow has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Oracle's net margin of 20.27%. Oracle's return on equity of 336.11% beat ServiceNow's return on equity.
Oracle has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServiceNow has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Oracle received 758 more outperform votes than ServiceNow when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.63% of users gave ServiceNow an outperform vote while only 70.09% of users gave Oracle an outperform vote.
Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than ServiceNow. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
42.4% of Oracle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of Oracle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ServiceNow shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Oracle currently has a consensus target price of $130.76, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. ServiceNow has a consensus target price of $808.73, suggesting a potential upside of 11.18%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Oracle.
Summary
Oracle and ServiceNow tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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