QTWO vs. PYCR, SPT, SVFCX, RPD, AI, APPN, NCNO, ASAN, BL, and ACIW
Should you be buying Q2 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Q2 include Paycor HCM (PYCR), Sprout Social (SPT), Smead Value C (SVFCX), Rapid7 (RPD), C3.ai (AI), Appian (APPN), nCino (NCNO), Asana (ASAN), BlackLine (BL), and ACI Worldwide (ACIW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) and Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
Q2 has a net margin of -10.47% compared to Paycor HCM's net margin of -13.82%. Paycor HCM's return on equity of 1.28% beat Q2's return on equity.
Q2 has higher revenue and earnings than Paycor HCM. Q2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paycor HCM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Q2 received 436 more outperform votes than Paycor HCM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.40% of users gave Q2 an outperform vote while only 33.72% of users gave Paycor HCM an outperform vote.
Q2 has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycor HCM has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Q2 had 10 more articles in the media than Paycor HCM. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Q2 and 7 mentions for Paycor HCM. Paycor HCM's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Q2's score of -0.05 indicating that Paycor HCM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
36.8% of Paycor HCM shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Q2 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Paycor HCM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Q2 presently has a consensus price target of $48.20, indicating a potential downside of 5.73%. Paycor HCM has a consensus price target of $27.35, indicating a potential upside of 57.84%. Given Paycor HCM's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Paycor HCM is more favorable than Q2.
Summary
Q2 beats Paycor HCM on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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