BOX (BOX) Competitors

BOX (NYSE:BOX) and CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BOX or CYBR?

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than CyberArk Software. CyberArk Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, 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
BOX	$1.09B	4.33	$244.62M	$1.29	25.43
CyberArk Software	$1.00B	19.07	-$93.46M	-$1.86	-207.55

Which has more volatility & risk, BOX or CYBR?

BOX has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberArk Software has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is BOX or CYBR more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 21.38% compared to CyberArk Software's net margin of -7.97%. CyberArk Software's return on equity of 0.71% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	21.38%	-20.17%	5.22%
CyberArk Software	-7.97%	0.71%	0.43%

Do analysts recommend BOX or CYBR?

BOX presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.34%. CyberArk Software has a consensus price target of $418.04, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. Given BOX's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BOX is more favorable than CyberArk Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
CyberArk Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BOX or CYBR?

In the previous week, CyberArk Software had 8 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for CyberArk Software and 6 mentions for BOX. CyberArk Software's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat BOX's score of 0.96 indicating that CyberArk Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOX	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CyberArk Software	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BOX or CYBR?

86.7% of BOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of BOX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BOX and CyberArk Software tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.