Rapid7 (RPD) Competitors

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

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	1.59	$25.53M	$0.41	50.61
Qualys	$607.57M	7.99	$173.68M	$5.01	26.85

Do analysts prefer RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 currently has a consensus target price of $26.89, indicating a potential upside of 29.59%. Qualys has a consensus target price of $141.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26
Qualys	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12

Does the media prefer RPD or QLYS?

In the previous week, Qualys had 7 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Qualys and 12 mentions for Rapid7. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Rapid7's score of 0.76 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rapid7	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qualys	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RPD or QLYS more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 29.04% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.41%. Rapid7's return on equity of 149.12% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rapid7	3.41%	149.12%	3.54%
Qualys	29.04%	37.19%	18.54%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RPD or QLYS?

95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Rapid7 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Qualys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, RPD or QLYS?

Rapid7 has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rapid7 and Qualys tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.