AI vs. PRGS, CVLT, QLYS, APPN, RPD, SPT, AVDX, ALKT, PYCR, and QTWO
Should you be buying C3.ai stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of C3.ai include Progress Software (PRGS), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), Appian (APPN), Rapid7 (RPD), Sprout Social (SPT), AvidXchange (AVDX), Alkami Technology (ALKT), Paycor HCM (PYCR), and Q2 (QTWO). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
C3.ai (NYSE:AI) and Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
Progress Software has a net margin of 9.67% compared to C3.ai's net margin of -95.21%. Progress Software's return on equity of 36.62% beat C3.ai's return on equity.
In the previous week, C3.ai had 6 more articles in the media than Progress Software. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for C3.ai and 6 mentions for Progress Software. Progress Software's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat C3.ai's score of 0.52 indicating that Progress Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than C3.ai. C3.ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Progress Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Progress Software received 73 more outperform votes than C3.ai when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Progress Software an outperform vote while only 51.62% of users gave C3.ai an outperform vote.
C3.ai presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.08%. Progress Software has a consensus target price of $64.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.42%. Given C3.ai's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe C3.ai is more favorable than Progress Software.
C3.ai has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progress Software has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
39.0% of C3.ai shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of C3.ai shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Progress Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Progress Software beats C3.ai on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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