GoDaddy (GDDY) Competitors

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) and Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, GDDY or OTEX?

GoDaddy has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Open Text has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GDDY or OTEX?

Open Text has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GoDaddy. GoDaddy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Open Text, 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
GoDaddy	$4.09 billion	2.73	$352.20 million	$2.09	34.62
Open Text	$3.49 billion	3.23	$397.09 million	$1.12	37.22

Does the media refer more to GDDY or OTEX?

In the previous week, GoDaddy had 7 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for GoDaddy and 4 mentions for Open Text. Open Text's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat GoDaddy's score of 0.63 indicating that Open Text is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GoDaddy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Open Text	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GDDY or OTEX?

GoDaddy presently has a consensus target price of $93.10, suggesting a potential upside of 28.68%. Open Text has a consensus target price of $45.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8.28%. Given GoDaddy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe GoDaddy is more favorable than Open Text.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GoDaddy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GDDY or OTEX?

97.3% of GoDaddy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Open Text shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of GoDaddy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Open Text shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GDDY or OTEX?

GoDaddy received 299 more outperform votes than Open Text when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.47% of users gave GoDaddy an outperform vote while only 68.32% of users gave Open Text an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GoDaddy	Outperform Votes 849 80.47%	Underperform Votes 206 19.53%
Open Text	Outperform Votes 550 68.32%	Underperform Votes 255 31.68%

Is GDDY or OTEX more profitable?

GoDaddy has a net margin of 8.03% compared to Open Text's net margin of 7.73%. Open Text's return on equity of 19.13% beat GoDaddy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GoDaddy	8.03%	-95.00%	4.76%
Open Text	7.73%	19.13%	6.31%

Summary

GoDaddy beats Open Text on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.