nCino (NCNO) Competitors

nCino (NASDAQ:NCNO) and Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend NCNO or QTWO?

nCino currently has a consensus price target of $33.94, suggesting a potential upside of 11.64%. Q2 has a consensus price target of $102.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.59%. Given Q2's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Q2 is more favorable than nCino.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
nCino	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Q2	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Which has more volatility and risk, NCNO or QTWO?

nCino has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Q2 has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NCNO or QTWO?

In the previous week, nCino had 4 more articles in the media than Q2. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for nCino and 11 mentions for Q2. Q2's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat nCino's score of 0.68 indicating that Q2 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
nCino	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Q2	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NCNO or QTWO?

94.8% of nCino shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of nCino shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Q2 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NCNO or QTWO?

nCino has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Q2. nCino is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Q2, 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
nCino	$573.12M	6.14	-$37.88M	-$0.29	-104.83
Q2	$696.46M	7.07	-$38.54M	$0.05	1,578.10

Is NCNO or QTWO more profitable?

Q2 has a net margin of 0.66% compared to nCino's net margin of -5.86%. Q2's return on equity of 7.57% beat nCino's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nCino	-5.86%	1.18%	0.79%
Q2	0.66%	7.57%	3.06%

Summary

Q2 beats nCino on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.