AvePoint (AVPT) Competitors

AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) and Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Is AVPT or DT more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 29.51% compared to AvePoint's net margin of -2.36%. Dynatrace's return on equity of 8.98% beat AvePoint's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvePoint	-2.36%	-3.16%	-1.55%
Dynatrace	29.51%	8.98%	5.74%

Do analysts rate AVPT or DT?

AvePoint currently has a consensus price target of $17.40, suggesting a potential downside of 6.65%. Dynatrace has a consensus price target of $61.43, suggesting a potential upside of 15.41%. Given Dynatrace's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than AvePoint.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvePoint	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Does the media prefer AVPT or DT?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 41 more articles in the media than AvePoint. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Dynatrace and 13 mentions for AvePoint. AvePoint's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Dynatrace's score of 0.91 indicating that AvePoint is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvePoint	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynatrace	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AVPT or DT?

AvePoint has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatrace has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVPT or DT?

44.5% of AvePoint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of AvePoint shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVPT or DT?

Dynatrace received 238 more outperform votes than AvePoint when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.57% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave AvePoint an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvePoint	Outperform Votes 21 53.85%	Underperform Votes 18 46.15%
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 259 65.57%	Underperform Votes 136 34.43%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVPT or DT?

Dynatrace has higher revenue and earnings than AvePoint. AvePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatrace, 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
AvePoint	$349.01M	10.78	-$21.50M	-$0.13	-143.38
Dynatrace	$1.70B	9.38	$154.63M	$1.60	33.27

Summary

Dynatrace beats AvePoint on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.