ScanSource (SCSC) Competitors

ScanSource (NASDAQ:SCSC) and Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, SCSC or AGYS?

ScanSource has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SCSC or AGYS?

ScanSource presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.43%. Agilysys has a consensus price target of $120.83, indicating a potential upside of 19.20%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agilysys is more favorable than ScanSource.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ScanSource	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Agilysys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCSC or AGYS?

97.9% of ScanSource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of ScanSource shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Agilysys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SCSC or AGYS?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 17 more articles in the media than ScanSource. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Agilysys and 8 mentions for ScanSource. ScanSource's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Agilysys' score of 0.89 indicating that ScanSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ScanSource	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilysys	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SCSC or AGYS more profitable?

Agilysys has a net margin of 8.45% compared to ScanSource's net margin of 2.08%. Agilysys' return on equity of 9.38% beat ScanSource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ScanSource	2.08%	8.55%	4.48%
Agilysys	8.45%	9.38%	5.94%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCSC or AGYS?

Agilysys received 91 more outperform votes than ScanSource when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.05% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote while only 57.46% of users gave ScanSource an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ScanSource	Outperform Votes 235 57.46%	Underperform Votes 174 42.54%
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 326 64.05%	Underperform Votes 183 35.95%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SCSC or AGYS?

Agilysys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ScanSource. ScanSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, 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
ScanSource	$2.97B	0.31	$77.06M	$2.77	14.52
Agilysys	$263.57M	10.75	$86.19M	$0.80	126.71

Summary

Agilysys beats ScanSource on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.