Alarm.com (ALRM) Competitors $55.68 -0.88 (-1.56%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.68 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/12/2025 05:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALRM vs. DAY, AUR, PCOR, TTAN, APPF, BZ, KVYO, PCTY, MNDY, and DSGXShould you be buying Alarm.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alarm.com include Dayforce (DAY), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Procore Technologies (PCOR), ServiceTitan (TTAN), AppFolio (APPF), KANZHUN (BZ), Klaviyo (KVYO), Paylocity (PCTY), monday.com (MNDY), and The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Alarm.com vs. Its Competitors Dayforce Aurora Innovation Procore Technologies ServiceTitan AppFolio KANZHUN Klaviyo Paylocity monday.com The Descartes Systems Group Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) and Alarm.com (NASDAQ:ALRM) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DAY or ALRM? 91.7% of Alarm.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Dayforce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Alarm.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DAY or ALRM? Alarm.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dayforce. Alarm.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dayforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDayforce$1.85B5.95$18.10M$0.30230.05Alarm.com$939.83M2.96$124.12M$2.3823.39 Do analysts rate DAY or ALRM? Dayforce presently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 3.50%. Alarm.com has a consensus target price of $64.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.54%. Given Alarm.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alarm.com is more favorable than Dayforce.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dayforce 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Alarm.com 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more risk & volatility, DAY or ALRM? Dayforce has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alarm.com has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DAY or ALRM? In the previous week, Dayforce had 8 more articles in the media than Alarm.com. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Dayforce and 10 mentions for Alarm.com. Alarm.com's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Dayforce's score of 1.49 indicating that Alarm.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dayforce 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alarm.com 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is DAY or ALRM more profitable? Alarm.com has a net margin of 13.27% compared to Dayforce's net margin of 2.65%. Alarm.com's return on equity of 13.84% beat Dayforce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dayforce2.65% 7.37% 2.17% Alarm.com 13.27%13.84%5.03% SummaryAlarm.com beats Dayforce on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alarm.com News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALRM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlarm.comPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.82B$3.49B$7.81B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A1.79%4.56%4.60%P/E Ratio23.3922.02315.9925.98Price / Sales2.965.44217.24181.13Price / Cash19.6478.0628.9160.44Price / Book3.7912.354.616.29Net Income$124.12M$109.95M$798.53M$271.07M7 Day Performance-2.23%4.32%0.97%3.87%1 Month Performance-3.18%2.43%0.86%4.88%1 Year Performance0.78%43.94%26.73%26.12% Alarm.com Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALRMAlarm.com4.2533 of 5 stars$55.68-1.6%$64.33+15.5%+3.1%$2.82B$939.83M23.392,010Positive NewsDAYDayforce3.687 of 5 stars$69.30+0.4%$71.43+3.1%+17.4%$11.02B$1.76B230.999,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AURAurora Innovation1.8403 of 5 stars$5.76+0.5%$10.75+86.6%+17.4%$10.57B$68M-12.261,800Positive NewsPCORProcore Technologies3.7086 of 5 stars$70.95+1.2%$83.06+17.1%+22.0%$10.53B$1.15B-73.904,203News CoveragePositive NewsTTANServiceTitan2.8514 of 5 stars$119.02+4.4%$130.00+9.2%N/A$10.34B$771.88M-22.043,049News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeAPPFAppFolio3.6661 of 5 stars$286.46+0.6%$311.80+8.8%+23.1%$10.21B$794.20M51.711,634Insider TradeBZKANZHUN2.6247 of 5 stars$23.94-0.2%$21.17-11.6%+102.5%$9.84B$1.01B35.735,688Positive NewsKVYOKlaviyo4.1419 of 5 stars$33.14+2.9%$43.65+31.7%-1.0%$9.66B$937.46M-132.542,182News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGap UpPCTYPaylocity4.9916 of 5 stars$173.01-0.8%$222.71+28.7%+9.1%$9.62B$1.60B43.146,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionMNDYmonday.com4.4477 of 5 stars$190.68+2.7%$303.59+59.2%-25.9%$9.43B$971.99M257.682,508Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DSGXThe Descartes Systems Group3.8746 of 5 stars$107.44-0.3%$123.60+15.0%+6.5%$9.26B$651M63.572,524Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Dayforce Alternatives Aurora Innovation Alternatives Procore Technologies Alternatives ServiceTitan Alternatives AppFolio Alternatives KANZHUN Alternatives Klaviyo Alternatives Paylocity Alternatives monday.com Alternatives The Descartes Systems Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ALRM) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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