ABM Industries (ABM) Competitors

Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) and ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DOCU or ABM?

77.6% of Docusign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ABM Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Docusign shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of ABM Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DOCU or ABM?

Docusign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ABM Industries. Docusign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ABM Industries, 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
Docusign	$2.98B	4.80	$1.07B	$5.29	13.37
ABM Industries	$8.36B	0.37	$81.40M	$1.24	39.94

Is DOCU or ABM more profitable?

Docusign has a net margin of 36.50% compared to ABM Industries' net margin of 0.93%. Docusign's return on equity of 14.27% beat ABM Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Docusign	36.50%	14.27%	7.34%
ABM Industries	0.93%	12.54%	4.38%

Does the media refer more to DOCU or ABM?

In the previous week, Docusign had 15 more articles in the media than ABM Industries. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Docusign and 4 mentions for ABM Industries. Docusign's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat ABM Industries' score of 0.29 indicating that Docusign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Docusign	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ABM Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend DOCU or ABM?

Docusign currently has a consensus price target of $89.77, suggesting a potential upside of 26.95%. ABM Industries has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.06%. Given Docusign's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Docusign is more favorable than ABM Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Docusign	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
ABM Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has more volatility and risk, DOCU or ABM?

Docusign has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ABM Industries has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Docusign beats ABM Industries on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.