AYX vs. PYCR, ACIW, NCNO, RPD, ASAN, TDC, AI, SVFCX, SPT, and BLKB
Should you be buying Alteryx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alteryx include Paycor HCM (PYCR), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), nCino (NCNO), Rapid7 (RPD), Asana (ASAN), Teradata (TDC), C3.ai (AI), Smead Value C (SVFCX), Sprout Social (SPT), and Blackbaud (BLKB). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Alteryx (NYSE:AYX) and Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Alteryx had 2 more articles in the media than Paycor HCM. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Alteryx and 6 mentions for Paycor HCM. Alteryx's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Paycor HCM's score of 0.73 indicating that Alteryx is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Paycor HCM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alteryx. Paycor HCM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alteryx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alteryx received 482 more outperform votes than Paycor HCM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.78% of users gave Alteryx an outperform vote while only 32.14% of users gave Paycor HCM an outperform vote.
72.4% of Alteryx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Paycor HCM shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Alteryx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Paycor HCM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Alteryx has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycor HCM has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Alteryx currently has a consensus price target of $47.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.04%. Paycor HCM has a consensus price target of $27.35, indicating a potential upside of 40.34%. Given Paycor HCM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paycor HCM is more favorable than Alteryx.
Paycor HCM has a net margin of -13.82% compared to Alteryx's net margin of -18.46%. Paycor HCM's return on equity of 1.28% beat Alteryx's return on equity.
Summary
Alteryx and Paycor HCM tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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