Pegasystems (PEGA) Competitors

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, PEGA or ANET?

Pegasystems has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PEGA or ANET?

Arista Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Pegasystems. Pegasystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, 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
Pegasystems	$1.68B	5.87	$99.19M	$1.16	49.60
Arista Networks	$7.00B	25.94	$2.85B	$2.54	56.91

Is PEGA or ANET more profitable?

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.90% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 13.14%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 42.42% beat Arista Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pegasystems	13.14%	42.42%	16.24%
Arista Networks	40.90%	31.05%	21.58%

Does the media refer more to PEGA or ANET?

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 50 more articles in the media than Pegasystems. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Arista Networks and 2 mentions for Pegasystems. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.74 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pegasystems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arista Networks	42 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PEGA or ANET?

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.7% of Pegasystems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Arista Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PEGA or ANET?

Pegasystems presently has a consensus price target of $61.83, suggesting a potential upside of 7.46%. Arista Networks has a consensus price target of $162.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. Given Arista Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arista Networks is more favorable than Pegasystems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Arista Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Arista Networks beats Pegasystems on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.