GoDaddy (GDDY) Competitors

Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) and GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FSLY or GDDY?

GoDaddy has higher revenue and earnings than Fastly. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GoDaddy, 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
Fastly	$570.97M	1.93	-$158.06M	-$1.03	-7.28
GoDaddy	$4.57B	4.45	$936.90M	$5.60	26.25

Does the media favor FSLY or GDDY?

In the previous week, GoDaddy had 15 more articles in the media than Fastly. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for GoDaddy and 12 mentions for Fastly. GoDaddy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Fastly's score of -0.34 indicating that GoDaddy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fastly	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GoDaddy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FSLY or GDDY?

Fastly presently has a consensus target price of $8.69, indicating a potential upside of 15.91%. GoDaddy has a consensus target price of $202.43, indicating a potential upside of 37.72%. Given GoDaddy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GoDaddy is more favorable than Fastly.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fastly	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
GoDaddy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLY or GDDY?

Fastly has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoDaddy has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSLY or GDDY more profitable?

GoDaddy has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Fastly's net margin of -25.85%. GoDaddy's return on equity of 189.42% beat Fastly's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fastly	-25.85%	-11.98%	-7.87%
GoDaddy	17.01%	189.42%	9.68%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FSLY or GDDY?

79.7% of Fastly shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of GoDaddy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Fastly shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of GoDaddy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GoDaddy beats Fastly on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.