Ringcentral (RNG) Competitors

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) and Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RNG or FIVN?

98.6% of Ringcentral shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Five9 shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Ringcentral shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Five9 shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate RNG or FIVN?

Ringcentral presently has a consensus target price of $30.62, suggesting a potential downside of 2.00%. Five9 has a consensus target price of $37.59, suggesting a potential upside of 40.78%. Given Five9's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Five9 is more favorable than Ringcentral.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ringcentral	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
Five9	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Is RNG or FIVN more profitable?

Five9 has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Ringcentral's net margin of -0.50%. Five9's return on equity of 8.91% beat Ringcentral's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ringcentral	-0.50%	-19.63%	6.10%
Five9	0.80%	8.91%	2.91%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RNG or FIVN?

Five9 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ringcentral. Ringcentral is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five9, 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
Ringcentral	$2.40B	1.18	-$58.29M	-$0.14	-223.14
Five9	$1.04B	1.98	-$12.80M	$0.09	296.67

Does the media favor RNG or FIVN?

In the previous week, Ringcentral had 12 more articles in the media than Five9. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ringcentral and 10 mentions for Five9. Five9's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Ringcentral's score of 0.84 indicating that Five9 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ringcentral	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Five9	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RNG or FIVN?

Ringcentral has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five9 has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Five9 beats Ringcentral on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.