Five9 (FIVN) Competitors

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to FIVN or STNE?

In the previous week, Five9 had 3 more articles in the media than StoneCo. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Five9 and 8 mentions for StoneCo. Five9's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat StoneCo's score of 0.49 indicating that Five9 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Five9	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StoneCo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, FIVN or STNE?

Five9 has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneCo has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FIVN or STNE?

Five9 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than StoneCo. StoneCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five9, 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
Five9	$778.85 million	5.89	-$94.65 million	-$1.24	-51.95
StoneCo	$1.86 billion	2.10	-$100.61 million	-$0.01	-1,247.00

Is FIVN or STNE more profitable?

StoneCo has a net margin of -0.19% compared to Five9's net margin of -10.78%. StoneCo's return on equity of 4.62% beat Five9's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five9	-10.78%	-21.77%	-5.15%
StoneCo	-0.19%	4.62%	1.47%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FIVN or STNE?

59.8% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Five9 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FIVN or STNE?

Five9 received 368 more outperform votes than StoneCo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.90% of users gave Five9 an outperform vote while only 56.55% of users gave StoneCo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Five9	Outperform Votes 545 68.90%	Underperform Votes 246 31.10%
StoneCo	Outperform Votes 177 56.55%	Underperform Votes 136 43.45%

Do analysts rate FIVN or STNE?

Five9 presently has a consensus target price of $83.36, suggesting a potential upside of 29.41%. StoneCo has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Given Five9's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five9 is more favorable than StoneCo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five9	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
StoneCo	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Five9 beats StoneCo on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.