LiveRamp (RAMP) Competitors

A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) and LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Is ATEN or RAMP more profitable?

A10 Networks has a net margin of 15.88% compared to A10 Networks' net margin of -2.22%. LiveRamp's return on equity of 21.67% beat A10 Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A10 Networks	15.88%	21.67%	11.36%
LiveRamp	-2.22%	1.57%	1.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATEN or RAMP?

A10 Networks received 151 more outperform votes than LiveRamp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.20% of users gave LiveRamp an outperform vote while only 67.49% of users gave A10 Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
A10 Networks	Outperform Votes 299 67.49%	Underperform Votes 144 32.51%
LiveRamp	Outperform Votes 148 68.20%	Underperform Votes 69 31.80%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATEN or RAMP?

A10 Networks has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveRamp has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ATEN or RAMP?

A10 Networks currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.89%. LiveRamp has a consensus target price of $47.75, suggesting a potential upside of 48.38%. Given A10 Networks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiveRamp is more favorable than A10 Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A10 Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LiveRamp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, ATEN or RAMP?

A10 Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LiveRamp. LiveRamp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A10 Networks, 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
A10 Networks	$251.70M	3.84	$39.97M	$0.53	24.51
LiveRamp	$596.58M	3.53	-$118.70M	-$0.22	-146.09

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATEN or RAMP?

98.6% of A10 Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of LiveRamp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of A10 Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of LiveRamp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ATEN or RAMP?

In the previous week, A10 Networks and A10 Networks both had 4 articles in the media. LiveRamp's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat A10 Networks' score of 0.43 indicating that A10 Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
A10 Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LiveRamp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

A10 Networks beats LiveRamp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.