DSGX vs. ZS, HUBS, BIDU, WIT, CRWV, GDDY, IOT, SRAD, ZM, and CHKP
Should you be buying The Descartes Systems Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Descartes Systems Group include Zscaler (ZS), HubSpot (HUBS), Baidu (BIDU), Wipro (WIT), CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock (CRWV), GoDaddy (GDDY), Samsara (IOT), Sportradar Group (SRAD), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), and Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
The Descartes Systems Group vs.
Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) and The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.
The Descartes Systems Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Zscaler shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Zscaler received 19 more outperform votes than The Descartes Systems Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.98% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 60.98% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote.
The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.58%. The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity of 10.65% beat Zscaler's return on equity.
Zscaler presently has a consensus target price of $238.53, suggesting a potential downside of 5.33%. The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus target price of $122.18, suggesting a potential upside of 7.05%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than Zscaler.
Zscaler has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Zscaler had 16 more articles in the media than The Descartes Systems Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Zscaler and 14 mentions for The Descartes Systems Group. The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Zscaler's score of 1.03 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
The Descartes Systems Group beats Zscaler on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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