Zscaler (ZS) Competitors

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

Is CRWD or ZS more profitable?

Zscaler has a net margin of -1.52% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. CrowdStrike's return on equity of 0.43% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdStrike	-4.17%	0.43%	0.17%
Zscaler	-1.52%	-0.59%	-0.18%

Do analysts prefer CRWD or ZS?

CrowdStrike presently has a consensus price target of $461.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.25%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $296.82, suggesting a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Zscaler's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zscaler is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk and volatility, CRWD or ZS?

CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CRWD or ZS?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 13 more articles in the media than Zscaler. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for CrowdStrike and 25 mentions for Zscaler. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Zscaler's score of 1.08 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	31 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zscaler	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are owned by company 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRWD or ZS?

CrowdStrike has higher revenue and earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, 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
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	28.16	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-647.33
Zscaler	$2.17B	20.13	-$57.71M	-$0.26	-1,077.96

Summary

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