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Zscaler - ZS Competitors

$111.93
-0.63 (-0.56%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$110.53
$113.06
50-Day Range
$105.45
$142.77
52-Week Range
$99.64
$253.74
Volume
1.79 million shs
Average Volume
3.42 million shs
Market Capitalization
$16.24 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$170.14

ZS vs. EPAM, AZPN, DOX, VRSN, WIT, CTSH, PKI, CHKP, UI, and PAYC

Should you be buying Zscaler stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zscaler include EPAM Systems (EPAM), Aspen Technology (AZPN), Amdocs (DOX), VeriSign (VRSN), Wipro (WIT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), PerkinElmer (PKI), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Ubiquiti (UI), and Paycom Software (PAYC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Zscaler vs.

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

EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

EPAM Systems has a net margin of 8.69% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -24.08%. EPAM Systems' return on equity of 21.55% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
EPAM Systems 8.69% 21.55% 15.91%
Zscaler -24.08% -50.58% -9.30%

EPAM Systems presently has a consensus target price of $402.14, indicating a potential upside of 44.40%. Zscaler has a consensus target price of $170.14, indicating a potential upside of 52.00%. Given Zscaler's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zscaler is more favorable than EPAM Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
EPAM Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Zscaler
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

92.3% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of EPAM Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Zscaler shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, EPAM Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Zscaler. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EPAM Systems and 9 mentions for Zscaler. EPAM Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Zscaler's score of 0.70 indicating that EPAM Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
EPAM Systems
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zscaler
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

EPAM Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EPAM Systems$4.82 billion3.33$419.42 million$7.0839.34
Zscaler$1.09 billion14.89-$390.28 million-$2.29-48.88

EPAM Systems received 224 more outperform votes than Zscaler when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.36% of users gave EPAM Systems an outperform vote while only 61.50% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EPAM SystemsOutperform Votes
617
76.36%
Underperform Votes
191
23.64%
ZscalerOutperform Votes
393
61.50%
Underperform Votes
246
38.50%

Summary

EPAM Systems beats Zscaler on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ZS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ZS vs. The Competition

MetricZscalerCustom computer programming services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.24B$5.94B$13.77B$5.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.92%4.35%4.48%
P/E Ratio-48.8818.20352.7915.65
Price / Sales14.893.75875.3259.16
Price / CashN/A15.0525.17105.19
Price / Book30.753.338.524.94
Net Income-$390.28M$226.73M$536.52M$190.72M
7 Day Performance6.10%37.99%1.15%0.68%
1 Month Performance-14.48%23.48%-3.42%-6.00%
1 Year Performance-51.40%-23.72%-13.11%-18.28%

Zscaler Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EPAM
EPAM Systems
2.9792 of 5 stars
$275.13
-1.6%
$402.14
+46.2%
+4.4%$15.87B$4.82B38.8659,300News Coverage
AZPN
Aspen Technology
1.6296 of 5 stars
$201.88
-0.6%
$218.50
+8.2%
+26.5%$13.08B$693.09M190.451,897Positive News
DOX
Amdocs
2.6563 of 5 stars
$92.78
-0.9%
$98.75
+6.4%
+14.8%$11.21B$4.66B20.9030,288
VRSN
VeriSign
2.8531 of 5 stars
$197.16
-1.7%
$258.50
+31.1%
-6.4%$20.68B$1.42B31.55902Analyst Downgrade
Insider Selling
News Coverage
WIT
Wipro
2.0027 of 5 stars
$4.38
-2.0%
$4.79
+9.2%
-44.2%$24.48B$881.57B16.85240,000Analyst Downgrade
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
2.8631 of 5 stars
$57.44
-2.9%
$69.90
+21.7%
-35.9%$29.25B$19.43B13.00355,300Positive News
PKI
PerkinElmer
3.0509 of 5 stars
$125.09
-0.4%
$166.30
+32.9%
-27.8%$15.81B$3.31B27.3116,700Insider Selling
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
2.4861 of 5 stars
$126.23
-2.5%
$138.41
+9.6%
-9.8%$15.83B$2.33B19.945,805Positive News
UI
Ubiquiti
2.3495 of 5 stars
$265.46
-2.1%
$320.50
+20.7%
-7.5%$16.04B$1.79B46.171,137
PAYC
Paycom Software
3.1043 of 5 stars
$266.85
-3.8%
$387.00
+45.0%
-20.4%$16.10B$1.38B55.026,349News Coverage
This page (NASDAQ:ZS) was last updated on 3/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff