Okta (OKTA) Competitors

Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OKTA or CRWD?

86.6% of Okta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Okta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OKTA or CRWD more profitable?

Okta has a net margin of 4.85% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Okta's return on equity of 2.79% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okta	4.85%	2.79%	1.92%
CrowdStrike	-4.17%	0.43%	0.17%

Which has more volatility and risk, OKTA or CRWD?

Okta has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to OKTA or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 32 more articles in the media than Okta. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for CrowdStrike and 30 mentions for Okta. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Okta's score of 0.95 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Okta	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	36 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate OKTA or CRWD?

Okta currently has a consensus target price of $118.06, suggesting a potential upside of 29.69%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $460.81, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Okta's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Okta is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okta	3 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OKTA or CRWD?

Okta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okta, 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
Okta	$2.61B	6.11	$28M	$0.63	144.49
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	26.43	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-607.49

Summary

Okta beats CrowdStrike on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.