Symantec (SYMC) Competitors

Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) and Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) are both large-cap systems software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, AXON or SYMC?

Axon Enterprise has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symantec has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AXON or SYMC more profitable?

Axon Enterprise has a net margin of 13.64% compared to Symantec's net margin of 2.43%. Symantec's return on equity of 14.94% beat Axon Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axon Enterprise	13.64%	6.80%	3.18%
Symantec	2.43%	14.94%	5.33%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AXON or SYMC?

Axon Enterprise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Symantec. Symantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axon Enterprise, 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
Axon Enterprise	$2.08B	28.88	$377.03M	$4.05	189.20
Symantec	$4.73B	4.07	$31M	$1.17	26.66

Do analysts prefer AXON or SYMC?

Axon Enterprise presently has a consensus target price of $837.69, indicating a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Axon Enterprise's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Axon Enterprise is more favorable than Symantec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axon Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Symantec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer AXON or SYMC?

In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 40 more articles in the media than Symantec. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 0 mentions for Symantec. Axon Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Symantec's score of 0.00 indicating that Axon Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Axon Enterprise	Positive
Symantec	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AXON or SYMC?

79.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Symantec shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Axon Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Symantec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Axon Enterprise beats Symantec on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.