ABM Industries (ABM) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ABM or DOCU?

Docusign has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ABM Industries. ABM Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Docusign, 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
ABM Industries	$8.36B	0.33	$81.40M	$1.84	24.54
Docusign	$2.98B	5.72	$1.07B	$1.33	63.61

Is ABM or DOCU more profitable?

Docusign has a net margin of 9.08% compared to ABM Industries' net margin of 1.34%. Docusign's return on equity of 14.01% beat ABM Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABM Industries	1.34%	12.12%	4.18%
Docusign	9.08%	14.01%	7.14%

Do analysts prefer ABM or DOCU?

ABM Industries currently has a consensus price target of $55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.29%. Docusign has a consensus price target of $94.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.28%. Given ABM Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ABM Industries is more favorable than Docusign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABM Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Docusign	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

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

91.6% of ABM Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Docusign shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ABM Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Docusign shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ABM or DOCU?

ABM Industries has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Docusign has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ABM or DOCU?

In the previous week, Docusign had 26 more articles in the media than ABM Industries. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Docusign and 2 mentions for ABM Industries. ABM Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Docusign's score of 0.96 indicating that ABM Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ABM Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Docusign	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Docusign beats ABM Industries on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.