BWXT vs. DSGX, UI, MMYT, AMKR, CGNX, DBX, OLED, BZ, OTEX, and MKSI
Should you be buying BWX Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BWX Technologies include The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Ubiquiti (UI), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Cognex (CGNX), Dropbox (DBX), Universal Display (OLED), Kanzhun (BZ), Open Text (OTEX), and MKS Instruments (MKSI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
77.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BWX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. BWX Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group had 6 more articles in the media than BWX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group and 6 mentions for BWX Technologies. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat BWX Technologies' score of 0.79 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Descartes Systems Group presently has a consensus target price of $98.80, suggesting a potential downside of 0.80%. BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $92.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.02%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BWX Technologies is more favorable than The Descartes Systems Group.
The Descartes Systems Group received 126 more outperform votes than BWX Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.90% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 59.48% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote.
The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 20.23% compared to The Descartes Systems Group's net margin of 10.00%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 31.57% beat BWX Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
BWX Technologies beats The Descartes Systems Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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