Qualys (QLYS) Competitors

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

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

95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Qualys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 presently has a consensus target price of $33.32, suggesting a potential upside of 46.12%. Qualys has a consensus target price of $137.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.21%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Qualys	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Is RPD or QLYS more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 29.19% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.42%. Rapid7's return on equity of 2,043.18% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rapid7	3.42%	2,043.18%	3.58%
Qualys	29.19%	38.05%	18.77%

Does the media prefer RPD or QLYS?

In the previous week, Qualys had 2 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Qualys and 5 mentions for Rapid7. Rapid7's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Qualys' score of 0.69 indicating that Rapid7 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rapid7	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qualys	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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	$844.01M	1.74	$25.53M	$0.39	58.46
Qualys	$621.67M	8.13	$173.68M	$4.89	28.46

Summary

Rapid7 beats Qualys on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.