Oracle Competitors

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Oracle has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oracle and Adobe's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than Adobe. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adobe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.5% of Oracle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. 39.1% of Oracle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Adobe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Oracle and Adobe's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Oracle and Adobe, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Oracle presently has a consensus price target of $64.8977, indicating a potential upside of 5.05%. Adobe has a consensus price target of $525.28, indicating a potential upside of 14.67%. Given Adobe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Adobe is more favorable than Oracle.

Summary

Adobe beats Oracle on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares salesforce.com and Oracle's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than salesforce.com. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than salesforce.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for salesforce.com and Oracle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

salesforce.com presently has a consensus price target of $260.5714, indicating a potential upside of 22.25%. Oracle has a consensus price target of $64.8977, indicating a potential upside of 5.05%. Given salesforce.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe salesforce.com is more favorable than Oracle.

Profitability

This table compares salesforce.com and Oracle's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

salesforce.com has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.2% of salesforce.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of salesforce.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.1% of Oracle shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

salesforce.com beats Oracle on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Dividends

SAP pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. SAP pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oracle pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Oracle has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Oracle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SAP and Oracle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

SAP presently has a consensus price target of $137.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.60%. Oracle has a consensus price target of $64.8977, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Given SAP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SAP is more favorable than Oracle.

Profitability

This table compares SAP and Oracle's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SAP and Oracle's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than SAP. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

SAP has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.5% of Oracle shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.1% of Oracle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Oracle beats SAP on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Shopify has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.9% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Oracle shares are held by institutional investors. 39.1% of Oracle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Shopify and Oracle's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than Shopify. Shopify is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oracle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Shopify and Oracle's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Shopify and Oracle, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Shopify presently has a consensus price target of $1,057.7241, indicating a potential downside of 9.63%. Oracle has a consensus price target of $64.8977, indicating a potential upside of 5.05%. Given Oracle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oracle is more favorable than Shopify.

Summary

Oracle beats Shopify on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Square (NYSE:SQ) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Square and Oracle's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.0% of Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Square shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.1% of Oracle 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Square and Oracle, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Square presently has a consensus price target of $169.0222, suggesting a potential downside of 25.79%. Oracle has a consensus price target of $64.8977, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Given Oracle's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oracle is more favorable than Square.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Square and Oracle's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than Square. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Square, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Square has a beta of 2.71, meaning that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oracle beats Square on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oracle and ServiceNow's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than ServiceNow. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Oracle and ServiceNow, as provided by MarketBeat.

Oracle presently has a consensus price target of $64.8977, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. ServiceNow has a consensus price target of $544.4074, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Oracle.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.5% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.1% of Oracle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ServiceNow shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Oracle has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServiceNow has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Oracle and ServiceNow's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

ServiceNow beats Oracle on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.