BOX (BOX) Competitors

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

Is BOX or NTNX more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 20.30% compared to Nutanix's net margin of 7.42%. BOX's return on equity of -21.77% beat Nutanix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	20.30%	-21.77%	4.59%
Nutanix	7.42%	-28.01%	7.03%

Which has more risk and volatility, BOX or NTNX?

BOX has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutanix has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BOX or NTNX?

BOX presently has a consensus target price of $38.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Nutanix has a consensus target price of $87.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.72%. Given Nutanix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nutanix is more favorable than BOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Nutanix	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BOX or NTNX?

86.7% of BOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Nutanix shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of BOX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Nutanix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BOX or NTNX?

BOX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nutanix. BOX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutanix, 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	$1.13B	4.28	$244.62M	$1.24	26.82
Nutanix	$2.54B	7.39	$188.37M	$0.64	108.95

Does the media prefer BOX or NTNX?

In the previous week, Nutanix had 5 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Nutanix and 5 mentions for BOX. Nutanix's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat BOX's score of 0.70 indicating that Nutanix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutanix	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Nutanix beats BOX on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.