BOX (BOX) Competitors

BOX (NYSE:BOX) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and community ranking.

Is BOX or PINS more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 51.07% compared to BOX's net margin of 13.96%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.10% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	13.96%	-17.20%	6.15%
Pinterest	51.07%	8.10%	6.97%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOX or PINS?

BOX received 503 more outperform votes than Pinterest when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.69% of users gave BOX an outperform vote while only 54.12% of users gave Pinterest an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BOX	Outperform Votes 818 71.69%	Underperform Votes 323 28.31%
Pinterest	Outperform Votes 315 54.12%	Underperform Votes 267 45.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, BOX or PINS?

BOX has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BOX or PINS?

BOX currently has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.32%. Pinterest has a consensus target price of $40.42, indicating a potential upside of 16.27%. Given Pinterest's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than BOX.

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
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BOX or PINS?

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than BOX. Pinterest 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	$1.10B	4.68	$129.03M	$1.29	27.81
Pinterest	$3.76B	6.27	$1.86B	$2.74	12.69

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BOX or PINS?

86.7% of BOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of BOX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BOX or PINS?

In the previous week, Pinterest had 22 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Pinterest and 5 mentions for BOX. BOX's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Pinterest's score of 0.58 indicating that BOX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOX	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Pinterest	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pinterest beats BOX on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.