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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, CRWD or ZS?

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

Do analysts prefer CRWD or ZS?

CrowdStrike presently has a consensus target price of $460.81, suggesting a potential upside of 9.90%. Zscaler has a consensus target price of $296.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Given CrowdStrike's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CrowdStrike is more favorable than Zscaler.

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

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 institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRWD or ZS?

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CRWD or ZS?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 43 more articles in the media than Zscaler. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for CrowdStrike and 21 mentions for Zscaler. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.09 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	36 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zscaler	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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	26.43	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-607.66
Zscaler	$2.55B	16.75	-$57.71M	-$0.26	-1,053.60

Summary

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