Opera (OPRA) Competitors

Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) and GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, OPRA or GDS?

Opera has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OPRA or GDS more profitable?

GDS has a net margin of 40.83% compared to Opera's net margin of 14.53%. Opera's return on equity of 8.85% beat GDS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Opera	14.53%	8.85%	7.91%
GDS	40.83%	1.40%	0.41%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OPRA or GDS?

10.2% of Opera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of GDS shares are held by institutional investors. 84.4% of Opera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor OPRA or GDS?

In the previous week, Opera had 10 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Opera and 4 mentions for GDS. GDS's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Opera's score of 0.41 indicating that GDS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Opera	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GDS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OPRA or GDS?

Opera presently has a consensus target price of $24.90, suggesting a potential upside of 30.23%. GDS has a consensus target price of $46.93, suggesting a potential upside of 18.04%. Given Opera's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Opera is more favorable than GDS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Opera	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has better valuation and earnings, OPRA or GDS?

GDS has higher revenue and earnings than Opera. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Opera, 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
Opera	$554.72M	3.08	$80.77M	$0.89	21.48
GDS	$10.93B	0.69	$476.47M	$3.38	11.76

Summary

Opera and GDS tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.