CS Disco (LAW) Competitors

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

Is LAW or NABL more profitable?

N-able has a net margin of 0.59% compared to CS Disco's net margin of -38.21%. N-able's return on equity of 4.13% beat CS Disco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CS Disco	-38.21%	-26.04%	-21.89%
N-able	0.59%	4.13%	2.42%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LAW or NABL?

N-able has higher revenue and earnings than CS Disco. CS Disco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N-able, 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
CS Disco	$144.84M	3.05	-$55.77M	-$0.94	-7.61
N-able	$466.15M	3.26	$30.96M	$0.02	406.25

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAW or NABL?

58.1% of CS Disco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of N-able shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of CS Disco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of N-able shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, LAW or NABL?

CS Disco has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, N-able has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LAW or NABL?

CS Disco presently has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. N-able has a consensus price target of $9.31, suggesting a potential upside of 14.62%. Given N-able's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe N-able is more favorable than CS Disco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CS Disco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
N-able	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer LAW or NABL?

In the previous week, CS Disco had 3 more articles in the media than N-able. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CS Disco and 4 mentions for N-able. CS Disco's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat N-able's score of 0.76 indicating that CS Disco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CS Disco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
N-able	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

N-able beats CS Disco on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.