MongoDB (MDB) Competitors

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MDB or SNOW?

89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of MongoDB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Snowflake shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB presently has a consensus price target of $288.91, suggesting a potential upside of 53.92%. Snowflake has a consensus price target of $201.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.34%. Given MongoDB's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MongoDB is more favorable than Snowflake.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Snowflake	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB received 359 more outperform votes than Snowflake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.38% of users gave MongoDB an outperform vote while only 52.57% of users gave Snowflake an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MongoDB	Outperform Votes 635 62.38%	Underperform Votes 383 37.62%
Snowflake	Outperform Votes 276 52.57%	Underperform Votes 249 47.43%

Does the media refer more to MDB or SNOW?

In the previous week, Snowflake had 17 more articles in the media than MongoDB. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Snowflake and 37 mentions for MongoDB. MongoDB's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Snowflake's score of 1.10 indicating that MongoDB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MongoDB	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Snowflake	34 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MDB or SNOW more profitable?

MongoDB has a net margin of -10.46% compared to Snowflake's net margin of -33.02%. MongoDB's return on equity of -12.22% beat Snowflake's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MongoDB	-10.46%	-12.22%	-5.19%
Snowflake	-33.02%	-24.23%	-13.30%

Which has more volatility and risk, MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snowflake has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snowflake. MongoDB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snowflake, 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
MongoDB	$2.01B	7.59	-$176.60M	-$1.78	-105.45
Snowflake	$3.63B	16.58	-$836.10M	-$3.87	-47.07

Summary

MongoDB beats Snowflake on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.