Docusign (DOCU) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ADBE or DOCU?

Adobe has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Docusign has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADBE or DOCU more profitable?

Docusign has a net margin of 36.50% compared to Adobe's net margin of 30.39%. Adobe's return on equity of 53.68% beat Docusign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adobe	30.39%	53.68%	24.17%
Docusign	36.50%	14.27%	7.34%

Do analysts rate ADBE or DOCU?

Adobe currently has a consensus target price of $467.58, indicating a potential upside of 29.13%. Docusign has a consensus target price of $89.77, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Given Adobe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Adobe is more favorable than Docusign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adobe	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Docusign	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to ADBE or DOCU?

In the previous week, Adobe had 62 more articles in the media than Docusign. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for Adobe and 19 mentions for Docusign. Docusign's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Adobe's score of 0.97 indicating that Docusign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adobe	50 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Docusign	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADBE or DOCU?

Adobe has higher revenue and earnings than Docusign. Docusign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adobe, 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	7.14	$5.56B	$15.63	23.17
Docusign	$2.98B	5.08	$1.07B	$5.29	14.14

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Docusign shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Adobe beats Docusign on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.