SailPoint (SAIL) Competitors

SailPoint (NASDAQ:SAIL) and Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SAIL or ZS?

Zscaler has higher revenue and earnings than SailPoint.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SailPoint	$861.61M	13.24	-$315.83M	N/A	N/A
Zscaler	$2.17B	19.57	-$57.71M	-$0.26	-1,048.15

Does the media favor SAIL or ZS?

In the previous week, Zscaler had 16 more articles in the media than SailPoint. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Zscaler and 6 mentions for SailPoint. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat SailPoint's score of 1.05 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SailPoint	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zscaler	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SAIL or ZS?

46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of SailPoint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler 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.

Is SAIL or ZS more profitable?

SailPoint has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.52%. SailPoint's return on equity of 0.00% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SailPoint	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zscaler	-1.52%	-0.59%	-0.18%

Do analysts recommend SAIL or ZS?

SailPoint presently has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.39%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $296.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.92%. Given SailPoint's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe SailPoint is more favorable than Zscaler.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SailPoint	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Zscaler beats SailPoint on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.