ScanSource (SCSC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Agilysys	$275.62M	11.28	$86.19M	$0.83	133.73
ScanSource	$2.97B	0.31	$77.06M	$2.77	14.93

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AGYS or SCSC?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys received 92 more outperform votes than ScanSource when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.99% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote while only 57.46% of users gave ScanSource an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 327 63.99%	Underperform Votes 184 36.01%
ScanSource	Outperform Votes 235 57.46%	Underperform Votes 174 42.54%

Is AGYS or SCSC 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
Agilysys	8.45%	9.38%	5.94%
ScanSource	2.08%	8.55%	4.48%

Does the media prefer AGYS or SCSC?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 11 more articles in the media than ScanSource. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Agilysys and 2 mentions for ScanSource. ScanSource's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Agilysys' score of 0.88 indicating that ScanSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilysys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ScanSource	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScanSource has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys presently has a consensus target price of $116.57, indicating a potential upside of 5.02%. ScanSource has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.55%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Agilysys is more favorable than ScanSource.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilysys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ScanSource	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

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