CGNT vs. MQ, DOCN, QUBT, DV, LZMH, WB, CXM, APPN, AVDX, and WRD
Should you be buying Cognyte Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognyte Software include Marqeta (MQ), DigitalOcean (DOCN), Quantum Computing (QUBT), DoubleVerify (DV), LZ Technology (LZMH), Weibo (WB), Sprinklr (CXM), Appian (APPN), AvidXchange (AVDX), and WeRide (WRD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Cognyte Software vs. Its Competitors
Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) and Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) are both computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Marqeta has a net margin of 10.43% compared to Cognyte Software's net margin of -2.18%. Marqeta's return on equity of 5.11% beat Cognyte Software's return on equity.
Marqeta currently has a consensus price target of $5.18, suggesting a potential downside of 13.13%. Given Marqeta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marqeta is more favorable than Cognyte Software.
In the previous week, Marqeta had 1 more articles in the media than Cognyte Software. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Marqeta and 2 mentions for Cognyte Software. Marqeta's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Cognyte Software's score of 0.37 indicating that Marqeta is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marqeta has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognyte Software has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of Cognyte Software shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.7% of Cognyte Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Marqeta has higher revenue and earnings than Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marqeta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Marqeta beats Cognyte Software on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CGNT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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