Kyndryl (KD) Competitors

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KD or TTD?

71.5% of Kyndryl shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Trade Desk shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Kyndryl shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Trade Desk shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KD or TTD?

Trade Desk has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kyndryl. Kyndryl is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, 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
Kyndryl	$15.06B	0.47	$251M	$1.21	25.13
Trade Desk	$2.44B	10.46	$393.08M	$0.83	63.01

Does the media favor KD or TTD?

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 39 more articles in the media than Kyndryl. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Trade Desk and 14 mentions for Kyndryl. Kyndryl's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Trade Desk's score of 0.71 indicating that Kyndryl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kyndryl	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trade Desk	26 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, KD or TTD?

Kyndryl has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KD or TTD more profitable?

Trade Desk has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Kyndryl's net margin of 1.97%. Kyndryl's return on equity of 19.88% beat Trade Desk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyndryl	1.97%	19.88%	2.38%
Trade Desk	15.57%	15.19%	7.17%

Do analysts rate KD or TTD?

Kyndryl presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.28%. Trade Desk has a consensus target price of $88.58, indicating a potential upside of 69.36%. Given Trade Desk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than Kyndryl.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyndryl	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Trade Desk	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.51

Summary

Trade Desk beats Kyndryl on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.