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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
