CS Disco (LAW) Competitors

Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) and CS Disco (NYSE:LAW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is FSLY or LAW more profitable?

Fastly has a net margin of -27.73% compared to CS Disco's net margin of -38.78%. Fastly's return on equity of -12.29% beat CS Disco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fastly	-27.73%	-12.29%	-8.13%
CS Disco	-38.78%	-25.45%	-21.57%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FSLY or LAW?

CS Disco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fastly. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CS Disco, 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	$543.68M	1.95	-$158.06M	-$1.09	-6.73
CS Disco	$145.92M	1.72	-$55.77M	-$0.94	-4.39

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FSLY or LAW?

79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of CS Disco shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Fastly shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of CS Disco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FSLY or LAW?

Fastly currently has a consensus target price of $8.28, indicating a potential upside of 12.85%. CS Disco has a consensus target price of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 63.64%. Given CS Disco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CS Disco is more favorable than Fastly.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fastly	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CS Disco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to FSLY or LAW?

In the previous week, Fastly had 3 more articles in the media than CS Disco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fastly and 3 mentions for CS Disco. CS Disco's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Fastly's score of 0.45 indicating that CS Disco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fastly	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CS Disco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FSLY or LAW?

Fastly has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CS Disco has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CS Disco beats Fastly on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.