N-able (NABL) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in S or NABL?

90.9% of SentinelOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of N-able shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of SentinelOne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of N-able shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, S or NABL?

N-able has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SentinelOne. SentinelOne 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
SentinelOne	$821.46M	7.46	-$288.44M	-$1.32	-13.96
N-able	$466.15M	3.35	$30.96M	$0.09	91.67

Does the media favor S or NABL?

In the previous week, SentinelOne had 5 more articles in the media than N-able. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SentinelOne and 3 mentions for N-able. SentinelOne's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat N-able's score of 0.00 indicating that SentinelOne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SentinelOne	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
N-able	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is S or NABL more profitable?

N-able has a net margin of 3.47% compared to SentinelOne's net margin of -49.36%. N-able's return on equity of 5.20% beat SentinelOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SentinelOne	-49.36%	-15.95%	-10.89%
N-able	3.47%	5.20%	3.09%

Do analysts rate S or NABL?

SentinelOne presently has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 34.75%. N-able has a consensus target price of $9.38, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Given SentinelOne's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SentinelOne is more favorable than N-able.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SentinelOne	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
N-able	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk & volatility, S or NABL?

SentinelOne has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, N-able has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SentinelOne beats N-able on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.