Dropbox (DBX) Competitors

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DBX or BIDU?

94.8% of Dropbox shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of Dropbox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DBX or BIDU?

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Dropbox. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dropbox, 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
Dropbox	$2.55B	3.10	$452.30M	$1.64	17.09
Baidu	$18.24B	1.70	$3.26B	$10.08	8.93

Do analysts prefer DBX or BIDU?

Dropbox presently has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.20%. Baidu has a consensus target price of $105.09, suggesting a potential upside of 16.80%. Given Baidu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baidu is more favorable than Dropbox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dropbox	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Baidu	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Which has more volatility & risk, DBX or BIDU?

Dropbox has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DBX or BIDU?

In the previous week, Dropbox had 5 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Dropbox and 15 mentions for Baidu. Dropbox's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Baidu's score of 0.80 indicating that Dropbox is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dropbox	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baidu	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DBX or BIDU more profitable?

Baidu has a net margin of 19.45% compared to Dropbox's net margin of 19.17%. Baidu's return on equity of 8.35% beat Dropbox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dropbox	19.17%	-61.31%	19.38%
Baidu	19.45%	8.35%	5.29%

Summary

Dropbox and Baidu tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.