Allot (ALLT) Competitors

N-able (NYSE:NABL) and Allot (NASDAQ:ALLT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts recommend NABL or ALLT?

N-able currently has a consensus price target of $9.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.74%. Allot has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.13%. Given Allot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allot is more favorable than N-able.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N-able	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Allot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media refer more to NABL or ALLT?

In the previous week, Allot had 5 more articles in the media than N-able. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Allot and 3 mentions for N-able. Allot's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat N-able's score of 0.00 indicating that Allot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
N-able	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allot	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, NABL or ALLT?

N-able has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allot has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NABL or ALLT?

N-able has higher revenue and earnings than Allot. Allot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N-able, 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
N-able	$466.15M	3.29	$30.96M	$0.09	90.00
Allot	$92.19M	3.59	-$5.87M	-$0.10	-83.80

Is NABL or ALLT more profitable?

N-able has a net margin of 3.47% compared to Allot's net margin of -3.95%. N-able's return on equity of 5.20% beat Allot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N-able	3.47%	5.20%	3.09%
Allot	-3.95%	-4.90%	-1.73%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NABL or ALLT?

96.4% of N-able shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Allot shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of N-able shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Allot shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

N-able beats Allot on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.