Dayforce (DAY) Competitors $68.84 +0.09 (+0.13%) Closing price 09/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.92 +0.09 (+0.13%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAY vs. EA, BIDU, WIT, MDB, HUBS, ZM, PTC, PINS, CYBR, and TTDShould you be buying Dayforce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dayforce include Electronic Arts (EA), Baidu (BIDU), Wipro (WIT), MongoDB (MDB), HubSpot (HUBS), Zoom Communications (ZM), PTC (PTC), Pinterest (PINS), CyberArk Software (CYBR), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Dayforce vs. Its Competitors Electronic Arts Baidu Wipro MongoDB HubSpot Zoom Communications PTC Pinterest CyberArk Software Trade Desk Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, DAY or EA? Dayforce has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DAY or EA? Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than Dayforce. Electronic Arts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dayforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDayforce$1.76B6.25$18.10M$0.30229.46Electronic Arts$7.46B5.84$1.12B$3.9943.63 Do insiders and institutionals believe in DAY or EA? 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Dayforce shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DAY or EA more profitable? Electronic Arts has a net margin of 13.94% compared to Dayforce's net margin of 2.65%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 18.43% beat Dayforce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dayforce2.65% 7.37% 2.17% Electronic Arts 13.94%18.43%9.93% Do analysts rate DAY or EA? Dayforce currently has a consensus target price of $70.36, indicating a potential upside of 2.21%. Electronic Arts has a consensus target price of $167.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.83%. Given Dayforce's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dayforce is more favorable than Electronic Arts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dayforce 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Electronic Arts 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the media refer more to DAY or EA? In the previous week, Dayforce had 2 more articles in the media than Electronic Arts. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Dayforce and 20 mentions for Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Dayforce's score of 0.37 indicating that Electronic Arts is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dayforce 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Electronic Arts 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryElectronic Arts beats Dayforce on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dayforce News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDayforceINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.98B$20.38B$32.73B$21.71BDividend YieldN/A3.52%3.14%3.52%P/E Ratio229.4677.77456.5929.84Price / Sales6.2598.341,870.4860.74Price / Cash29.2987.0638.4824.72Price / Book4.309.177.304.59Net Income$18.10M$355.94M$810.65M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.03%2.78%2.51%0.64%1 Month Performance-0.49%7.63%7.51%2.77%1 Year Performance13.95%87.92%24,156.35%14.49% Dayforce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAYDayforce3.1842 of 5 stars$68.84+0.1%$70.36+2.2%+16.3%$10.98B$1.76B229.469,600High Trading VolumeEAElectronic Arts4.5426 of 5 stars$171.76-0.4%$167.12-2.7%+23.4%$43.13B$7.46B43.0514,500Positive NewsInsider TradeBIDUBaidu3.9978 of 5 stars$114.82+0.0%$104.00-9.4%+42.2%$39.65B$18.24B10.5835,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownWITWipro2.4837 of 5 stars$2.75-0.7%N/A-57.6%$29.00B$10.43B17.74233,346Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMDBMongoDB3.3328 of 5 stars$333.97+1.2%$316.29-5.3%+14.1%$26.86B$2.01B-340.795,558Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHUBSHubSpot4.7462 of 5 stars$508.16+3.4%$722.93+42.3%-2.5%$25.90B$2.63B-2,209.398,246Positive NewsZMZoom Communications4.5614 of 5 stars$84.63+0.8%$90.30+6.7%+20.0%$25.41B$4.67B22.337,412PTCPTC4.1917 of 5 stars$204.15-0.5%$202.14-1.0%+14.6%$24.57B$2.30B48.157,501Positive NewsPINSPinterest4.0383 of 5 stars$36.25+3.5%$42.40+17.0%+15.9%$23.82B$3.65B12.994,666Positive NewsCYBRCyberArk Software1.3958 of 5 stars$475.95+2.1%$435.11-8.6%+69.5%$23.05B$1.00B-141.231,205Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeTTDTrade Desk4.0117 of 5 stars$45.54+0.9%$87.67+92.5%-56.8%$22.08B$2.44B54.873,522 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EA Competitors BIDU Competitors WIT Competitors MDB Competitors HUBS Competitors ZM Competitors PTC Competitors PINS Competitors CYBR Competitors TTD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DAY) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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