Rapid7 (RPD) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, S or RPD?

Rapid7 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SentinelOne. SentinelOne 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
SentinelOne	$864.14M	6.69	-$338.69M	-$1.32	-13.28
Rapid7	$849.16M	1.81	$25.53M	$0.39	61.22

Does the media favor S or RPD?

In the previous week, SentinelOne had 24 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for SentinelOne and 2 mentions for Rapid7. Rapid7's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat SentinelOne's score of 0.65 indicating that Rapid7 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SentinelOne	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rapid7	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer S or RPD?

Rapid7 received 429 more outperform votes than SentinelOne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.41% of users gave Rapid7 an outperform vote while only 47.43% of users gave SentinelOne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SentinelOne	Outperform Votes 129 47.43%	Underperform Votes 143 52.57%
Rapid7	Outperform Votes 558 55.41%	Underperform Votes 449 44.59%

Do analysts rate S or RPD?

SentinelOne presently has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 41.67%. Rapid7 has a consensus price target of $33.32, indicating a potential upside of 39.54%. Given SentinelOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SentinelOne is more favorable than Rapid7.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SentinelOne	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Rapid7	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in S or RPD?

90.9% of SentinelOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of SentinelOne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are held by company 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.

Is S or RPD more profitable?

Rapid7 has a net margin of 3.46% compared to SentinelOne's net margin of -37.61%. SentinelOne's return on equity of -15.80% beat Rapid7's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SentinelOne	-37.61%	-15.80%	-10.96%
Rapid7	3.46%	-130.41%	4.14%

Which has more risk and volatility, S or RPD?

SentinelOne has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rapid7 beats SentinelOne on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.