Docusign (DOCU) Competitors

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is ADBE or DOCU more profitable?

Adobe has a net margin of 30.01% compared to Docusign's net margin of 9.08%. Adobe's return on equity of 57.54% beat Docusign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adobe	30.01%	57.54%	24.79%
Docusign	9.08%	14.01%	7.14%

Do analysts rate ADBE or DOCU?

Adobe presently has a consensus target price of $433.41, indicating a potential upside of 24.43%. Docusign has a consensus target price of $94.14, indicating a potential upside of 34.61%. Given Docusign's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Docusign is more favorable than Adobe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adobe	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Docusign	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the media favor ADBE or DOCU?

In the previous week, Adobe had 61 more articles in the media than Docusign. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Adobe and 24 mentions for Docusign. Adobe's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Docusign's score of 0.51 indicating that Adobe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adobe	65 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Docusign	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ADBE or DOCU?

Adobe has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Docusign has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ADBE or DOCU?

Adobe has higher revenue and earnings than Docusign. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Docusign, 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
Adobe	$21.51B	6.78	$5.56B	$16.05	21.70
Docusign	$2.98B	4.72	$1.07B	$1.33	52.59

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ADBE or DOCU?

81.8% of Adobe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Docusign shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Docusign shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Adobe beats Docusign on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.