Tenable (TENB) Competitors

Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Is TENB or CRWD more profitable?

CrowdStrike has a net margin of -4.17% compared to Tenable's net margin of -4.86%. CrowdStrike's return on equity of 0.43% beat Tenable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenable	-4.86%	-3.11%	-0.73%
CrowdStrike	-4.17%	0.43%	0.17%

Does the media prefer TENB or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 67 more articles in the media than Tenable. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for CrowdStrike and 6 mentions for Tenable. Tenable's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.07 indicating that Tenable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenable	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	46 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TENB or CRWD?

Tenable currently has a consensus target price of $40.44, suggesting a potential upside of 24.22%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $456.29, suggesting a potential downside of 4.63%. Given Tenable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tenable is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenable	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
CrowdStrike	2 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has more volatility & risk, TENB or CRWD?

Tenable has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TENB or CRWD?

CrowdStrike has higher revenue and earnings than Tenable. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenable, 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
Tenable	$900.02M	4.42	-$36.30M	-$0.37	-88.00
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	30.16	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-693.41

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TENB or CRWD?

89.1% of Tenable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Tenable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CrowdStrike beats Tenable on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.