SVFCX vs. PRGS, AYX, PD, ACIW, FROG, SPT, INTA, VRNS, EVCM, and RPD
Should you be buying Smead Value Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smead Value Fund include Progress Software (PRGS), Alteryx (AYX), PagerDuty (PD), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), JFrog (FROG), Sprout Social (SPT), Intapp (INTA), Varonis Systems (VRNS), EverCommerce (EVCM), and Rapid7 (RPD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Smead Value Fund vs.
Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) and Smead Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVFCX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
60.2% of Smead Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Progress Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Smead Value Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than Smead Value Fund.
Progress Software received 421 more outperform votes than Smead Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Smead Value Fund an outperform vote while only 64.09% of users gave Progress Software an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Progress Software had 20 more articles in the media than Smead Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Progress Software and 0 mentions for Smead Value Fund. Progress Software's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Smead Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Progress Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Progress Software has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smead Value Fund has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Progress Software has a net margin of 15.82% compared to Smead Value Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Progress Software's return on equity of 41.56% beat Smead Value Fund's return on equity.
Progress Software presently has a consensus price target of $60.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Progress Software's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Progress Software is more favorable than Smead Value Fund.
Summary
Progress Software beats Smead Value Fund on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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