CHKP vs. MSTR, TYL, OKTA, SSNC, BSY, PTC, NTNX, NICE, DT, and MANH
Should you be buying Check Point Software Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Check Point Software Technologies include MicroStrategy (MSTR), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Okta (OKTA), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Bentley Systems (BSY), PTC (PTC), Nutanix (NTNX), NICE (NICE), Dynatrace (DT), and Manhattan Associates (MANH). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Check Point Software Technologies received 501 more outperform votes than MicroStrategy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.60% of users gave Check Point Software Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.15% of users gave MicroStrategy an outperform vote.
In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 42 more articles in the media than Check Point Software Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for MicroStrategy and 9 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point Software Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat MicroStrategy's score of 0.20 indicating that Check Point Software Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
87.6% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of MicroStrategy shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of MicroStrategy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Check Point Software Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check Point Software Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroStrategy has a beta of 3, meaning that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Check Point Software Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $169.18, indicating a potential upside of 11.53%. MicroStrategy has a consensus price target of $1,678.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.81%. Given MicroStrategy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MicroStrategy is more favorable than Check Point Software Technologies.
Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 34.33% compared to MicroStrategy's net margin of -17.40%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 31.42% beat MicroStrategy's return on equity.
Summary
Check Point Software Technologies beats MicroStrategy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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