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 media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCSC or AGYS?

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 57.32% of users gave ScanSource an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ScanSource	Outperform Votes 235 57.32%	Underperform Votes 175 42.68%
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 327 63.99%	Underperform Votes 184 36.01%

Does the media prefer SCSC or AGYS?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 6 more articles in the media than ScanSource. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Agilysys and 5 mentions for ScanSource. ScanSource's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Agilysys' score of 0.90 indicating that ScanSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ScanSource	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilysys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SCSC or AGYS?

ScanSource has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SCSC or AGYS?

ScanSource presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.89%. Agilysys has a consensus price target of $116.57, suggesting a potential upside of 6.02%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	14.74
Agilysys	$275.62M	11.18	$86.19M	$0.83	132.47

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

97.9% of ScanSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of ScanSource shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Agilysys 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.

Summary

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