Rackspace Technology (RXT) Competitors

VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) and Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ:RXT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VTEX or RXT?

63.7% of VTEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Rackspace Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.9% of VTEX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Rackspace Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VTEX or RXT?

In the previous week, Rackspace Technology had 2 more articles in the media than VTEX. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Rackspace Technology and 4 mentions for VTEX. VTEX's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Rackspace Technology's score of 0.73 indicating that VTEX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VTEX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rackspace Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VTEX or RXT more profitable?

VTEX has a net margin of 3.97% compared to Rackspace Technology's net margin of -31.51%. VTEX's return on equity of 3.60% beat Rackspace Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VTEX	3.97%	3.60%	2.53%
Rackspace Technology	-31.51%	N/A	-1.77%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VTEX or RXT?

VTEX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rackspace Technology. Rackspace Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VTEX, 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
VTEX	$228.24M	5.33	-$13.69M	$0.09	74.00
Rackspace Technology	$2.71B	0.12	-$837.80M	-$1.28	-1.06

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTEX or RXT?

Rackspace Technology received 18 more outperform votes than VTEX when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.83% of users gave VTEX an outperform vote while only 43.81% of users gave Rackspace Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VTEX	Outperform Votes 28 52.83%	Underperform Votes 25 47.17%
Rackspace Technology	Outperform Votes 46 43.81%	Underperform Votes 59 56.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, VTEX or RXT?

VTEX has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rackspace Technology has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VTEX or RXT?

VTEX presently has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.00%. Rackspace Technology has a consensus price target of $1.63, indicating a potential upside of 20.10%. Given VTEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VTEX is more favorable than Rackspace Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VTEX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rackspace Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Summary

VTEX beats Rackspace Technology on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.