Sprout Social (SPT) Competitors

BILL (NYSE:BILL) and Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is BILL or SPT more profitable?

BILL has a net margin of 2.70% compared to Sprout Social's net margin of -14.25%. BILL's return on equity of 1.21% beat Sprout Social's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BILL	2.70%	1.21%	0.51%
Sprout Social	-14.25%	-31.03%	-12.37%

Does the media favor BILL or SPT?

In the previous week, BILL had 38 more articles in the media than Sprout Social. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for BILL and 2 mentions for Sprout Social. Sprout Social's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat BILL's score of 0.63 indicating that Sprout Social is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BILL	21 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sprout Social	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BILL or SPT?

BILL has higher revenue and earnings than Sprout Social. BILL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprout Social, 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
BILL	$1.29B	3.84	-$28.88M	-$0.12	-400.92
Sprout Social	$405.91M	3.04	-$61.97M	-$1.04	-20.38

Do analysts rate BILL or SPT?

BILL currently has a consensus target price of $62.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.43%. Sprout Social has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.58%. Given Sprout Social's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sprout Social is more favorable than BILL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BILL	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sprout Social	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BILL or SPT?

98.0% of BILL shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of BILL shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Sprout Social shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, BILL or SPT?

BILL has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprout Social has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BILL beats Sprout Social on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.