Porch Group (PRCH) Competitors

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) and Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of S or PRCH?

90.9% of SentinelOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Porch Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of SentinelOne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Porch Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, S or PRCH?

SentinelOne has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Porch Group has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is S or PRCH more profitable?

Porch Group has a net margin of 12.82% compared to SentinelOne's net margin of -49.36%. SentinelOne's return on equity of -15.95% beat Porch Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SentinelOne	-49.36%	-15.95%	-10.89%
Porch Group	12.82%	-41.71%	1.98%

Does the media prefer S or PRCH?

In the previous week, SentinelOne had 1 more articles in the media than Porch Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SentinelOne and 10 mentions for Porch Group. SentinelOne's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Porch Group's score of 0.82 indicating that SentinelOne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SentinelOne	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Porch Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend S or PRCH?

SentinelOne currently has a consensus price target of $24.80, indicating a potential upside of 47.62%. Porch Group has a consensus price target of $13.71, indicating a potential downside of 10.60%. Given SentinelOne's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SentinelOne is more favorable than Porch Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SentinelOne	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Porch Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, S or PRCH?

Porch Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SentinelOne. SentinelOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porch Group, 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
SentinelOne	$821.46M	6.80	-$288.44M	-$1.32	-12.73
Porch Group	$437.85M	4.29	-$32.83M	$0.51	30.08

Summary

SentinelOne beats Porch Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.