Qualys (QLYS) Competitors

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is RPD or QLYS more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 29.04% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.41%. Rapid7's return on equity of 149.12% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rapid7	3.41%	149.12%	3.54%
Qualys	29.04%	37.19%	18.54%

Does the media favor RPD or QLYS?

In the previous week, Qualys had 2 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Qualys and 11 mentions for Rapid7. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Rapid7's score of 0.47 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rapid7	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Qualys	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RPD or QLYS?

95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Rapid7 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Qualys 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RPD or QLYS?

Qualys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rapid7. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, 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
Rapid7	$855.36M	1.57	$25.53M	$0.41	50.61
Qualys	$607.57M	7.99	$173.68M	$5.01	26.85

Which has more volatility & risk, RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 presently has a consensus target price of $26.89, suggesting a potential upside of 29.59%. Qualys has a consensus target price of $141.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Qualys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rapid7	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26
Qualys	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12

Summary

Rapid7 and Qualys tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.