SYMC vs. QLYS, CVLT, DT, NICE, MANH, TWLO, PAYC, NTNX, SSNC, and CYBR
Should you be buying Symantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Symantec include Qualys (QLYS), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Dynatrace (DT), NICE (NICE), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Twilio (TWLO), Paycom Software (PAYC), Nutanix (NTNX), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), and CyberArk Software (CYBR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) and Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Qualys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Symantec. Symantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qualys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Qualys has a net margin of 27.34% compared to Symantec's net margin of 2.43%. Qualys' return on equity of 49.06% beat Symantec's return on equity.
Qualys has a consensus target price of $154.57, indicating a potential downside of 9.27%. Given Qualys' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Qualys is more favorable than Symantec.
Symantec received 286 more outperform votes than Qualys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Symantec an outperform vote while only 59.95% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.
90.3% of Symantec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Symantec 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Qualys had 10 more articles in the media than Symantec. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Qualys and 2 mentions for Symantec. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Symantec's score of 0.00 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Symantec has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Qualys beats Symantec on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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