AXON vs. NOW, FTNT, CVLT, QLYS, AI, PRGS, MSFT, ORCL, TDG, and HEI
Should you be buying Axon Enterprise stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Axon Enterprise include ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), CommVault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Transdigm Group (TDG), and Heico (HEI).
Axon Enterprise vs. Its Competitors
Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) are both large-cap systems software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, ServiceNow had 32 more articles in the media than Axon Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for ServiceNow and 24 mentions for Axon Enterprise. ServiceNow's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Axon Enterprise's score of 1.25 indicating that ServiceNow is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Axon Enterprise has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServiceNow has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
ServiceNow has higher revenue and earnings than Axon Enterprise. ServiceNow is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axon Enterprise, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
79.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Axon Enterprise shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ServiceNow shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
ServiceNow has a net margin of 13.78% compared to Axon Enterprise's net margin of 13.64%. ServiceNow's return on equity of 18.04% beat Axon Enterprise's return on equity.
Axon Enterprise presently has a consensus price target of $841.64, indicating a potential upside of 17.78%. ServiceNow has a consensus price target of $1,122.20, indicating a potential upside of 23.94%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Axon Enterprise.
Summary
ServiceNow beats Axon Enterprise on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:AXON) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
