PSN vs. GDDY, LDOS, IOT, JKHY, CACI, LNW, OTEX, AUR, KD, and SAIC
Should you be buying Parsons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parsons include GoDaddy (GDDY), Leidos (LDOS), Samsara (IOT), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), CACI International (CACI), Light & Wonder (LNW), Open Text (OTEX), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Kyndryl (KD), and Science Applications International (SAIC). These companies are all part of the "computer integrated systems design" industry.
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) and Parsons (NYSE:PSN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.
90.3% of GoDaddy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Parsons shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of GoDaddy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.0% of Parsons shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
GoDaddy received 786 more outperform votes than Parsons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.13% of users gave GoDaddy an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave Parsons an outperform vote.
GoDaddy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parsons has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
GoDaddy has a net margin of 40.38% compared to GoDaddy's net margin of 0.49%. GoDaddy's return on equity of 11.27% beat Parsons' return on equity.
In the previous week, Parsons had 13 more articles in the media than GoDaddy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Parsons and 12 mentions for GoDaddy. Parsons' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat GoDaddy's score of 0.27 indicating that GoDaddy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
GoDaddy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Parsons. GoDaddy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parsons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GoDaddy currently has a consensus target price of $152.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.99%. Parsons has a consensus target price of $85.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.74%. Given GoDaddy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Parsons is more favorable than GoDaddy.
Summary
GoDaddy beats Parsons on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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