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NASDAQ:DBX

Dropbox (DBX) Competitors

$23.02
+0.33 (+1.45%)
(As of 05/31/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$22.48
$23.13
50-Day Range
$19.62
$23.02
52-Week Range
$18.71
$24.99
Volume
5.03 million shs
Average Volume
3.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.05 billion
P/E Ratio
15.05
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$26.86

DBX vs. NATI, U, MNDY, NTNX, GWRE, DSGX, CDAY, SMAR, PCTY, and CYBR

Should you be buying Dropbox stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dropbox include National Instruments (NATI), Unity Software (U), monday.com (MNDY), Nutanix (NTNX), Guidewire Software (GWRE), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Ceridian HCM (CDAY), Smartsheet (SMAR), Paylocity (PCTY), and CyberArk Software (CYBR). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.

Dropbox vs.

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) and National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Dropbox has higher revenue and earnings than National Instruments. Dropbox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dropbox$2.32 billion3.46$553.20 million$1.5315.05
National Instruments$1.66 billion4.59$139.64 million$1.2147.75

Dropbox received 59 more outperform votes than National Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.90% of users gave Dropbox an outperform vote while only 62.72% of users gave National Instruments an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
DropboxOutperform Votes
350
68.90%
Underperform Votes
158
31.10%
National InstrumentsOutperform Votes
291
62.72%
Underperform Votes
173
37.28%

Dropbox has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Instruments has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dropbox currently has a consensus price target of $26.86, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. National Instruments has a consensus price target of $52.57, indicating a potential downside of 9.01%. Given Dropbox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dropbox is more favorable than National Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dropbox
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
National Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

61.8% of Dropbox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of National Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 25.8% of Dropbox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of National Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dropbox has a net margin of 22.86% compared to National Instruments' net margin of 9.44%. National Instruments' return on equity of 20.15% beat Dropbox's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dropbox 22.86% -68.16% 10.66%
National Instruments 9.44% 20.15% 10.22%

In the previous week, National Instruments had 19 more articles in the media than Dropbox. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for National Instruments and 6 mentions for Dropbox. Dropbox's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat National Instruments' score of 0.10 indicating that Dropbox is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dropbox
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
National Instruments
1 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Dropbox beats National Instruments on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DBX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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DBX vs. The Competition

MetricDropboxPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.05B$18.11B$14.91B$6.15B
Dividend YieldN/A1.97%4.61%6.17%
P/E Ratio15.0536.16319.1311.85
Price / Sales3.466.64860.7187.31
Price / Cash15.9162.9326.27107.29
Price / Book-22.1428.2217.277.12
Net Income$553.20M$270.08M$527.33M$193.27M
7 Day Performance4.35%2.47%0.93%-0.70%
1 Month Performance13.23%7.56%3.91%1.24%
1 Year Performance10.51%-5.71%-5.05%-0.89%

Dropbox Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NATI
National Instruments
2.1569 of 5 stars
$57.80
-0.1%
$52.57
-9.0%
+65.1%$7.60B$1.71B47.777,000Analyst Report
U
Unity Software
2.3239 of 5 stars
$28.73
+3.9%
$40.06
+39.5%
-30.5%$8.32B$1.57B-9.517,703Insider Selling
MNDY
monday.com
1.3355 of 5 stars
$167.20
flat
$174.06
+4.1%
+45.4%$7.38B$519.03M-89.891,549
NTNX
Nutanix
2.1015 of 5 stars
$29.29
-0.6%
$33.75
+15.2%
+73.5%$6.74B$1.58B0.006,450
GWRE
Guidewire Software
1.9611 of 5 stars
$81.63
+0.5%
$83.09
+1.8%
-1.2%$6.66B$812.61M-40.823,376Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
DSGX
The Descartes Systems Group
2.1109 of 5 stars
$77.77
+0.9%
$78.78
+1.3%
+28.4%$6.61B$486.01M65.352,083News Coverage
CDAY
Ceridian HCM
2.3285 of 5 stars
$61.74
-1.2%
$78.79
+27.6%
+6.6%$9.45B$1.25B-257.258,526Short Interest ↑
Positive News
SMAR
Smartsheet
1.9475 of 5 stars
$48.08
+0.5%
$49.06
+2.0%
+29.3%$6.37B$766.92M-28.793,191Upcoming Earnings
PCTY
Paylocity
2.9408 of 5 stars
$172.13
-0.3%
$267.86
+55.6%
-3.5%$9.61B$852.65M81.585,300Analyst Report
CYBR
CyberArk Software
1.6793 of 5 stars
$151.74
-2.0%
$174.77
+15.2%
+3.8%$6.21B$591.71M-48.632,768Analyst Revision

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