Couchbase (BASE) Competitors

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

Is AVPT or BASE more profitable?

AvePoint has a net margin of -2.36% compared to Couchbase's net margin of -39.31%. AvePoint's return on equity of -3.16% beat Couchbase's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvePoint	-2.36%	-3.16%	-1.55%
Couchbase	-39.31%	-57.22%	-30.94%

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

44.5% of AvePoint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Couchbase shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of AvePoint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Couchbase shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVPT or BASE?

Couchbase received 62 more outperform votes than AvePoint when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.33% of users gave Couchbase 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%
Couchbase	Outperform Votes 83 55.33%	Underperform Votes 67 44.67%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVPT or BASE?

AvePoint has higher revenue and earnings than Couchbase. AvePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Couchbase, 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	10.77	-$21.50M	-$0.13	-143.23
Couchbase	$209.47M	4.74	-$80.18M	-$1.46	-12.61

Does the media refer more to AVPT or BASE?

In the previous week, AvePoint had 9 more articles in the media than Couchbase. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for AvePoint and 3 mentions for Couchbase. Couchbase's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat AvePoint's score of 1.24 indicating that Couchbase is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvePoint	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Couchbase	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AVPT or BASE?

AvePoint presently has a consensus target price of $17.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.55%. Couchbase has a consensus target price of $21.41, indicating a potential upside of 16.32%. Given Couchbase's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Couchbase 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
Couchbase	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has more volatility & risk, AVPT or BASE?

AvePoint has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Couchbase has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AvePoint beats Couchbase on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.