Qualys (QLYS) Competitors

SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) and Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to SPSC or QLYS?

In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 7 more articles in the media than Qualys. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SPS Commerce and 6 mentions for Qualys. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat SPS Commerce's score of 0.60 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SPS Commerce	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qualys	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPSC or QLYS?

99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Qualys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SPSC or QLYS?

SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPSC or QLYS?

SPS Commerce presently has a consensus price target of $196.57, suggesting a potential upside of 7.76%. Qualys has a consensus price target of $154.57, suggesting a potential downside of 6.53%. Given Qualys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Qualys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Qualys	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPSC or QLYS?

Qualys has higher revenue and earnings than SPS Commerce. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SPS Commerce	$536.91M	12.58	$65.82M	$1.83	99.68
Qualys	$554.46M	11.02	$151.60M	$4.04	40.93

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPSC or QLYS?

SPS Commerce received 114 more outperform votes than Qualys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.73% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 59.95% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SPS Commerce	Outperform Votes 626 73.73%	Underperform Votes 223 26.27%
Qualys	Outperform Votes 512 59.95%	Underperform Votes 342 40.05%

Is SPSC or QLYS more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 27.34% compared to Qualys' net margin of 12.23%. SPS Commerce's return on equity of 49.06% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPS Commerce	12.23%	12.06%	9.76%
Qualys	27.34%	49.06%	20.56%

Summary

SPS Commerce beats Qualys on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.