AKAM vs. RBA, Z, WEX, BR, WU, CSGP, ZG, ETSY, LYFT, and ALIT
Should you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), WEX (WEX), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Western Union (WU), CoStar Group (CSGP), Zillow Group (ZG), Etsy (ETSY), Lyft (LYFT), and Alight (ALIT). These companies are all part of the "business services, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and RB Global (NYSE:RBA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.
Akamai Technologies received 800 more outperform votes than RB Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.76% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 49.27% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote.
Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 14.37% compared to RB Global's net margin of 5.61%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.90% beat RB Global's return on equity.
Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RB Global has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than RB Global. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 5 mentions for RB Global. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.81 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of RB Global shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of RB Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $121.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.47%. RB Global has a consensus price target of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Given Akamai Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than RB Global.
Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RB Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Akamai Technologies beats RB Global on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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