Rapid7 (RPD) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 currently has a consensus price target of $33.32, suggesting a potential upside of 37.13%. Qualys has a consensus price target of $137.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.07%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Qualys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better 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	$849.16M	1.84	$25.53M	$0.39	62.29
Qualys	$607.57M	9.04	$173.68M	$4.89	30.92

Which has more risk & volatility, RPD or QLYS?

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

Does the media favor RPD or QLYS?

In the previous week, Qualys had 4 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Qualys and 2 mentions for Rapid7. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Rapid7's score of 0.02 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rapid7	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Qualys	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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%

Summary

Rapid7 beats Qualys on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.