Criteo (CRTO) Competitors

Globant (NYSE:GLOB) and Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GLOB or CRTO?

Globant has higher revenue and earnings than Criteo. Criteo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Globant	$2.46B	1.89	$158.54M	$3.38	31.15
Criteo	$1.93B	0.79	$111.57M	$2.46	10.77

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLOB or CRTO?

Criteo received 181 more outperform votes than Globant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Criteo an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Globant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globant	Outperform Votes 400 59.44%	Underperform Votes 273 40.56%
Criteo	Outperform Votes 581 66.63%	Underperform Votes 291 33.37%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GLOB or CRTO?

91.6% of Globant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Criteo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Globant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Criteo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GLOB or CRTO?

Globant presently has a consensus target price of $179.19, suggesting a potential upside of 70.17%. Criteo has a consensus target price of $46.70, suggesting a potential upside of 76.29%. Given Criteo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Criteo is more favorable than Globant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Criteo	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more volatility & risk, GLOB or CRTO?

Globant has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Criteo has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GLOB or CRTO?

In the previous week, Globant had 19 more articles in the media than Criteo. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Globant and 6 mentions for Criteo. Criteo's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Globant's score of 0.10 indicating that Criteo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Criteo	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GLOB or CRTO more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Criteo's net margin of 5.08%. Criteo's return on equity of 16.37% beat Globant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%
Criteo	5.08%	16.37%	8.04%

Summary

Globant beats Criteo on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.