Radware (RDWR) Competitors

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) and StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is RDWR or STNE more profitable?

StoneCo has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Radware's net margin of 2.20%. StoneCo's return on equity of 13.92% beat Radware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radware	2.20%	3.81%	2.16%
StoneCo	16.02%	13.92%	4.09%

Does the media refer more to RDWR or STNE?

In the previous week, StoneCo had 6 more articles in the media than Radware. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for StoneCo and 6 mentions for Radware. StoneCo's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Radware's score of 0.82 indicating that StoneCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Radware	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StoneCo	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RDWR or STNE?

StoneCo has higher revenue and earnings than Radware. StoneCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Radware, 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
Radware	$281.87M	3.59	$6.04M	$0.27	87.83
StoneCo	$13.27B	0.28	$318.89M	-$0.78	-16.71

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RDWR or STNE?

73.1% of Radware shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of StoneCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Radware shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of StoneCo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RDWR or STNE?

Radware received 294 more outperform votes than StoneCo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.76% of users gave Radware an outperform vote while only 56.06% of users gave StoneCo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Radware	Outperform Votes 493 68.76%	Underperform Votes 224 31.24%
StoneCo	Outperform Votes 199 56.06%	Underperform Votes 156 43.94%

Which has more risk and volatility, RDWR or STNE?

Radware has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneCo has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RDWR or STNE?

Radware currently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. StoneCo has a consensus price target of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.87%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StoneCo is more favorable than Radware.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radware	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
StoneCo	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

StoneCo beats Radware on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.