Grid Dynamics (GDYN) Competitors

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) and BOX (NYSE:BOX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Is GDYN or BOX more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 13.96% compared to Grid Dynamics' net margin of 1.15%. Grid Dynamics' return on equity of -0.33% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grid Dynamics	1.15%	-0.33%	-0.29%
BOX	13.96%	-17.20%	6.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GDYN or BOX?

71.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of BOX shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of BOX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GDYN or BOX?

BOX received 741 more outperform votes than Grid Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.96% of users gave Grid Dynamics an outperform vote while only 71.67% of users gave BOX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grid Dynamics	Outperform Votes 71 73.96%	Underperform Votes 25 26.04%
BOX	Outperform Votes 812 71.67%	Underperform Votes 321 28.33%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GDYN or BOX?

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than Grid Dynamics. BOX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grid Dynamics, 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
Grid Dynamics	$350.57M	3.37	-$1.76M	$0.04	352.00
BOX	$1.09B	4.09	$129.03M	$1.35	22.99

Does the media favor GDYN or BOX?

In the previous week, Grid Dynamics had 3 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Grid Dynamics and 12 mentions for BOX. BOX's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Grid Dynamics' score of 1.54 indicating that BOX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grid Dynamics	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BOX	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend GDYN or BOX?

Grid Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 39.20%. BOX has a consensus target price of $36.44, indicating a potential upside of 17.40%. Given Grid Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grid Dynamics is more favorable than BOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grid Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has more risk & volatility, GDYN or BOX?

Grid Dynamics has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOX has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BOX beats Grid Dynamics on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.