Woodward (WWD) Competitors

GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) and Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is GTLB or WWD more profitable?

Woodward has a net margin of 7.97% compared to Woodward's net margin of -79.11%. GitLab's return on equity of 12.76% beat Woodward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GitLab	-79.11%	-19.66%	-12.69%
Woodward	7.97%	12.76%	6.49%

Which has more risk & volatility, GTLB or WWD?

GitLab has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GTLB or WWD?

54.2% of GitLab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Woodward shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of GitLab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Woodward shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GTLB or WWD?

Woodward received 293 more outperform votes than GitLab when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.72% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote while only 41.96% of users gave GitLab an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GitLab	Outperform Votes 47 41.96%	Underperform Votes 65 58.04%
Woodward	Outperform Votes 340 58.72%	Underperform Votes 239 41.28%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GTLB or WWD?

Woodward has higher revenue and earnings than GitLab. GitLab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodward, 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
GitLab	$424.34M	21.58	-$172.31M	-$2.78	-21.29
Woodward	$2.91B	2.75	$232.37M	$3.77	35.42

Does the media refer more to GTLB or WWD?

In the previous week, GitLab had 57 more articles in the media than Woodward. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for GitLab and 18 mentions for Woodward. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat GitLab's score of 0.32 indicating that GitLab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GitLab	25 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodward	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GTLB or WWD?

GitLab currently has a consensus target price of $61.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.39%. Woodward has a consensus target price of $136.11, indicating a potential upside of 1.92%. Given Woodward's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GitLab is more favorable than Woodward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GitLab	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Woodward	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Woodward beats GitLab on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.