Tenable (TENB) Competitors

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

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 favor TENB or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 77 more articles in the media than Tenable. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for CrowdStrike and 10 mentions for Tenable. Tenable's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.18 indicating that Tenable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenable	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	61 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

89.1% of Tenable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Tenable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate TENB or CRWD?

Tenable presently has a consensus price target of $40.78, suggesting a potential upside of 23.42%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $460.93, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. Given Tenable's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has more volatility and risk, TENB or CRWD?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	4.48	-$36.30M	-$0.37	-89.30
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	30.01	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-689.80

Summary

CrowdStrike beats Tenable on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.