Radware (RDWR) Competitors

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) and Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SEZL or RDWR?

2.0% of Sezzle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Radware shares are held by institutional investors. 49.5% of Sezzle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Radware shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SEZL or RDWR?

Sezzle has a beta of 9.16, indicating that its stock price is 816% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radware has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SEZL or RDWR?

In the previous week, Sezzle had 1 more articles in the media than Radware. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sezzle and 6 mentions for Radware. Radware's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Sezzle's score of 1.07 indicating that Radware is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sezzle	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Radware	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SEZL or RDWR more profitable?

Sezzle has a net margin of 32.42% compared to Radware's net margin of 4.12%. Sezzle's return on equity of 114.37% beat Radware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sezzle	32.42%	114.37%	35.02%
Radware	4.12%	5.39%	3.06%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SEZL or RDWR?

Sezzle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Radware. Sezzle 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
Sezzle	$271.13M	18.29	$78.52M	$2.96	50.32
Radware	$274.88M	4.43	$6.04M	$0.27	105.59

Do analysts rate SEZL or RDWR?

Sezzle presently has a consensus price target of $108.28, suggesting a potential downside of 27.31%. Radware has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Radware's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Radware is more favorable than Sezzle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sezzle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Radware	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Sezzle beats Radware on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.