Coursera (COUR) Competitors

Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) and Coursera (NYSE:COUR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, QTWO or COUR?

Q2 has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coursera has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, QTWO or COUR?

Q2 has higher revenue and earnings than Coursera. Q2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coursera, 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
Q2	$720.69M	7.77	-$38.54M	-$0.35	-256.89
Coursera	$704.87M	1.98	-$79.53M	-$0.43	-20.14

Do insiders and institutionals believe in QTWO or COUR?

89.6% of Coursera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Q2 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Coursera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is QTWO or COUR more profitable?

Q2 has a net margin of -5.53% compared to Coursera's net margin of -11.45%. Q2's return on equity of 0.85% beat Coursera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Q2	-5.53%	0.85%	0.33%
Coursera	-11.45%	-9.42%	-6.15%

Do analysts recommend QTWO or COUR?

Q2 presently has a consensus price target of $98.80, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Coursera has a consensus price target of $9.31, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Q2's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Q2 is more favorable than Coursera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Q2	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Coursera	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the media prefer QTWO or COUR?

In the previous week, Coursera had 1 more articles in the media than Q2. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Coursera and 7 mentions for Q2. Q2's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Coursera's score of 1.28 indicating that Q2 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Q2	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coursera	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QTWO or COUR?

Q2 received 384 more outperform votes than Coursera when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.75% of users gave Coursera an outperform vote while only 68.65% of users gave Q2 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Q2	Outperform Votes 497 68.65%	Underperform Votes 227 31.35%
Coursera	Outperform Votes 113 69.75%	Underperform Votes 49 30.25%

Summary

Q2 beats Coursera on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.