Zscaler (ZS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ZS or CRWD?

Zscaler has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ZS or CRWD?

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
Zscaler	$2.67B	16.70	-$41.48M	-$0.27	-1,061.70
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	27.51	-$19.27M	-$1.19	-364.18

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

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

Is ZS or CRWD more profitable?

Zscaler has a net margin of -1.55% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -6.84%. Zscaler's return on equity of -0.49% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zscaler	-1.55%	-0.49%	-0.16%
CrowdStrike	-6.84%	-1.53%	-0.61%

Do analysts recommend ZS or CRWD?

Zscaler presently has a consensus target price of $307.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.10%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $460.10, suggesting a potential upside of 6.17%. Given Zscaler's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zscaler is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zscaler	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
CrowdStrike	0 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Does the media prefer ZS or CRWD?

In the previous week, Zscaler had 41 more articles in the media than CrowdStrike. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for Zscaler and 62 mentions for CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Zscaler's score of 0.62 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zscaler	29 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	46 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Zscaler beats CrowdStrike on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.