Splunk (SPLK) Competitors

Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL) and Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TYL or SPLK?

Tyler Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Splunk. Splunk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyler Technologies, 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
Tyler Technologies	$1.85 billion	9.01	$164.24 million	$3.66	108.66
Splunk	$3.65 billion	4.66	-$277.86 million	-$1.25	-82.30

Is TYL or SPLK more profitable?

Tyler Technologies has a net margin of 8.31% compared to Splunk's net margin of -4.56%. Tyler Technologies' return on equity of 9.02% beat Splunk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tyler Technologies	8.31%	9.02%	4.98%
Splunk	-4.56%	N/A	-1.23%

Do analysts recommend TYL or SPLK?

Tyler Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $435.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.48%. Splunk has a consensus price target of $118.19, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given Splunk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Splunk is more favorable than Tyler Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tyler Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Splunk	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TYL or SPLK?

89.5% of Tyler Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Splunk shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Tyler Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Splunk shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TYL or SPLK?

Tyler Technologies has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Splunk has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TYL or SPLK?

Splunk received 1144 more outperform votes than Tyler Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.64% of users gave Splunk an outperform vote while only 74.60% of users gave Tyler Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tyler Technologies	Outperform Votes 608 74.60%	Underperform Votes 207 25.40%
Splunk	Outperform Votes 1752 78.64%	Underperform Votes 476 21.36%

Does the media prefer TYL or SPLK?

In the previous week, Splunk had 6 more articles in the media than Tyler Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Splunk and 4 mentions for Tyler Technologies. Tyler Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Splunk's score of 0.41 indicating that Tyler Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tyler Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Splunk	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Tyler Technologies beats Splunk on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.