RPD vs. MFGP, ACIW, BAND, SCWX, LPSN, INFA, CDAY, DAY, GTLB, and PCTY
Should you be buying Rapid7 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rapid7 include Micro Focus International (MFGP), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Bandwidth (BAND), SecureWorks (SCWX), LivePerson (LPSN), Informatica (INFA), Ceridian HCM (CDAY), Dayforce (DAY), GitLab (GTLB), and Paylocity (PCTY). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Micro Focus International (NYSE:MFGP) and Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
Rapid7 received 310 more outperform votes than Micro Focus International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.38% of users gave Micro Focus International an outperform vote while only 57.02% of users gave Rapid7 an outperform vote.
Rapid7 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Micro Focus International. Rapid7 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Micro Focus International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rapid7 has a consensus price target of $51.73, indicating a potential upside of 37.59%. Given Micro Focus International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Micro Focus International.
In the previous week, Rapid7 had 8 more articles in the media than Micro Focus International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rapid7 and 0 mentions for Micro Focus International. Micro Focus International's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Rapid7's score of 0.20 indicating that Rapid7 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
13.0% of Micro Focus International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micro Focus International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Micro Focus International has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Micro Focus International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Micro Focus International's net margin of -15.14%. Rapid7's return on equity of 0.00% beat Micro Focus International's return on equity.
Summary
Rapid7 beats Micro Focus International on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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