GWRE vs. INFA, BLKB, ACIW, SSNC, TYL, MSTR, ANSS, PCTY, U, and GTLB
Should you be buying Guidewire Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guidewire Software include Informatica (INFA), Blackbaud (BLKB), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), MicroStrategy (MSTR), ANSYS (ANSS), Paylocity (PCTY), Unity Software (U), and GitLab (GTLB). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) and Informatica (NYSE:INFA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Informatica has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Guidewire Software had 16 more articles in the media than Informatica. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Guidewire Software and 3 mentions for Informatica. Guidewire Software's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Informatica's score of 0.65 indicating that Guidewire Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Guidewire Software has a net margin of -5.48% compared to Informatica's net margin of -7.85%. Informatica's return on equity of 4.29% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.
Guidewire Software received 89 more outperform votes than Informatica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.74% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote while only 61.32% of users gave Informatica an outperform vote.
98.5% of Informatica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Guidewire Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Informatica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Guidewire Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Informatica. Guidewire Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informatica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Guidewire Software presently has a consensus price target of $115.11, suggesting a potential downside of 0.26%. Informatica has a consensus price target of $31.63, suggesting a potential downside of 10.94%. Given Guidewire Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Guidewire Software is more favorable than Informatica.
Summary
Guidewire Software beats Informatica on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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