DocuSign (DOCU) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer DOCU or NTES?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 26 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for DocuSign and 9 mentions for NetEase. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NetEase's score of 1.15 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocuSign	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NetEase	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DOCU or NTES?

77.6% of DocuSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of NetEase shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of DocuSign shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of NetEase shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOCU or NTES?

NetEase received 255 more outperform votes than DocuSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.11% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 57.90% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 425 57.90%	Underperform Votes 309 42.10%
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.11%	Underperform Votes 304 30.89%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOCU or NTES?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than DocuSign. NetEase 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
DocuSign	$2.98B	5.91	$73.98M	$5.11	17.01
NetEase	$105.30B	0.61	$4.14B	$6.37	15.83

Do analysts prefer DOCU or NTES?

DocuSign presently has a consensus target price of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.28%. NetEase has a consensus target price of $114.57, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Given NetEase's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NetEase is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocuSign	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more volatility & risk, DOCU or NTES?

DocuSign has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetEase has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DOCU or NTES more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to NetEase's net margin of 28.17%. NetEase's return on equity of 22.12% beat DocuSign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%
NetEase	28.17%	22.12%	15.73%

Summary

NetEase beats DocuSign on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.