Red Hat - RHT Competitors

Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to RHT or TTD?

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 14 more articles in the media than Red Hat. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Trade Desk and 1 mentions for Red Hat. Trade Desk's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Red Hat's score of 0.00 indicating that Trade Desk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Red Hat	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Trade Desk	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RHT or TTD more profitable?

Red Hat has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Trade Desk's net margin of 3.38%. Red Hat's return on equity of 36.67% beat Trade Desk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Hat	13.26%	36.67%	10.59%
Trade Desk	3.38%	2.86%	1.39%

Do analysts prefer RHT or TTD?

Trade Desk has a consensus target price of $71.30, suggesting a potential upside of 18.66%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Hat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Trade Desk	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RHT or TTD?

85.8% of Red Hat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Red Hat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, RHT or TTD?

Red Hat has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RHT or TTD?

Red Hat has higher revenue and earnings than Trade Desk. Red Hat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, 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
Red Hat	$3.36 billion	0.00	$433.99 million	$2.79	N/A
Trade Desk	$1.58 billion	18.69	$53.38 million	$0.10	600.96

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RHT or TTD?

Red Hat received 941 more outperform votes than Trade Desk when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.41% of users gave Red Hat an outperform vote while only 77.07% of users gave Trade Desk an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Red Hat	Outperform Votes 1647 81.41%	Underperform Votes 376 18.59%
Trade Desk	Outperform Votes 706 77.07%	Underperform Votes 210 22.93%

Summary

Red Hat beats Trade Desk on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.