SEA (SE) Competitors $164.52 +3.83 (+2.38%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$163.74 -0.78 (-0.47%) As of 05/23/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SE vs. EQIX, EBAY, CSGP, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and QNSTShould you be buying SEA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SEA include Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and QuinStreet (QNST). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. SEA vs. Equinix eBay CoStar Group VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet SEA (NYSE:SE) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Is SE or EQIX more profitable? Equinix has a net margin of 9.32% compared to SEA's net margin of 0.64%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.31% beat SEA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SEA0.64% 1.40% 0.50% Equinix 9.32%6.31%2.41% Do analysts rate SE or EQIX? SEA currently has a consensus target price of $145.23, suggesting a potential downside of 11.72%. Equinix has a consensus target price of $1,004.65, suggesting a potential upside of 16.35%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than SEA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SEA 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 6 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Which has better valuation & earnings, SE or EQIX? Equinix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SEA. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSEA$17.93B5.41$150.73M$1.42115.86Equinix$8.85B9.55$815M$9.6289.76 Is SE or EQIX a better dividend stock? SEA pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. SEA pays out 123.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix pays out 195.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Equinix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SE or EQIX? Equinix received 612 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave SEA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSEAOutperform Votes51663.39% Underperform Votes29836.61% EquinixOutperform Votes112873.53% Underperform Votes40626.47% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SE or EQIX? 59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix 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. Which has more risk & volatility, SE or EQIX? SEA has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SE or EQIX? In the previous week, Equinix had 2 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Equinix and 31 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Equinix's score of 1.21 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SEA 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equinix 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEquinix beats SEA on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SEA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSEAbusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$96.92B$93.92B$24.83B$19.29BDividend YieldN/A1.83%2.91%3.84%P/E Ratio1,096.8087.1844.1234.41Price / Sales5.4110.482,137.4634.88Price / Cash127.2131.6034.7817.52Price / Book14.064.276.694.69Net Income$150.73M$2.99B$739.31M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.94%4.43%-1.39%-2.39%1 Month Performance32.40%14.95%8.36%4.31%1 Year Performance128.56%32.56%52,514.31%4.80% SEA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SESEA2.9742 of 5 stars$164.52+2.4%$145.23-11.7%+129.4%$96.92B$17.93B1,096.8067,300News CoveragePositive NewsEQIXEquinix4.6727 of 5 stars$877.86+0.2%$1,004.65+14.4%+12.5%$85.87B$8.85B102.6712,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEBAYeBay4.5837 of 5 stars$72.14+0.4%$67.42-6.5%+36.2%$33.26B$10.31B18.1311,600Trending NewsInsider TradeCSGPCoStar Group3.4822 of 5 stars$76.66-0.4%$88.31+15.2%-13.7%$32.34B$2.81B219.035,650Positive NewsVRSNVeriSign3.81 of 5 stars$282.360.0%$267.50-5.3%+62.7%$26.51B$1.58B35.30920News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeAKAMAkamai Technologies4.7075 of 5 stars$77.40-0.8%$103.26+33.4%-19.3%$11.32B$4.02B23.749,800Positive NewsSPSCSPS Commerce3.291 of 5 stars$149.54-0.9%$195.38+30.7%-26.1%$5.68B$669.74M73.302,220Positive NewsGap DownYELPYelp3.6679 of 5 stars$38.58-1.4%$34.00-11.9%+2.8%$2.51B$1.44B20.094,900Insider TradeZDZiff Davis4.4738 of 5 stars$32.65+0.2%$47.00+44.0%-43.3%$1.37B$1.42B27.674,900Positive NewsGap DownCMPRCimpress4.7782 of 5 stars$45.00+0.2%$62.50+38.9%-48.5%$1.12B$3.37B7.4516,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownQNSTQuinStreet2.8282 of 5 stars$15.45+0.7%$29.00+87.7%-19.1%$872.45M$1.03B-70.23790Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Competitors eBay Competitors CoStar Group Competitors VeriSign Competitors Akamai Technologies Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SE) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | SponsoredWatch This Robotics Demo Before July 23rdJeff Brown, the tech legend who picked shares of Nvidia in 2016 before they jumped by more than 22,000%... ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!Invest in Musk's AI Play With Just $100 You don't need deep pockets to ride the next wave of AI wealth. ...Behind the Markets | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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