Sabre (SABR) Competitors

Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) and Model N (NYSE:MODN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SABR or MODN?

Sabre received 138 more outperform votes than Model N when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave Sabre an outperform vote while only 61.05% of users gave Model N an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sabre	Outperform Votes 439 67.54%	Underperform Votes 211 32.46%
Model N	Outperform Votes 301 61.05%	Underperform Votes 192 38.95%

Is SABR or MODN more profitable?

Sabre has a net margin of -21.59% compared to Model N's net margin of -21.90%. Sabre's return on equity of 0.00% beat Model N's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabre	-21.59%	N/A	-8.01%
Model N	-21.90%	-6.86%	-1.99%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SABR or MODN?

96.6% of Model N shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Sabre shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Model N 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.

Do analysts prefer SABR or MODN?

Sabre presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 49.37%. Model N has a consensus price target of $43.38, indicating a potential upside of 38.22%. Given Sabre's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sabre is more favorable than Model N.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabre	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Model N	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to SABR or MODN?

In the previous week, Sabre had 25 more articles in the media than Model N. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Sabre and 2 mentions for Model N. Model N's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Sabre's score of 0.55 indicating that Model N is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sabre	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Model N	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SABR or MODN?

Model N has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sabre. Model N is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabre, 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
Sabre	$2.69 billion	0.39	-$435.45 million	-$1.84	-1.73
Model N	$219.16 million	5.46	-$28.64 million	-$1.38	-22.74

Which has more volatility & risk, SABR or MODN?

Sabre has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Model N has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sabre and Model N tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.