SEA (SE) Competitors $141.77 +4.46 (+3.25%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$142.29 +0.52 (+0.37%) As of 05/2/2025 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, CSGP, EBAY, 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), CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), 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 CoStar Group eBay VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend EQIX or SE? Equinix presently has a consensus price target of $1,004.05, suggesting a potential upside of 14.64%. SEA has a consensus price target of $125.43, suggesting a potential downside of 11.53%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than SEA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.12SEA 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EQIX or SE? 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EQIX or SE? Equinix has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioEquinix$8.75B9.79$815M$9.6291.04SEA$16.82B4.97$150.73M$0.73194.21 Is EQIX or SE a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. SEA pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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. SEA pays out 241.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor EQIX or SE? In the previous week, Equinix had 28 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Equinix and 18 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Equinix's score of 0.98 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SEA 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, EQIX or SE? Equinix has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EQIX or SE 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 Equinix9.32% 6.31% 2.41% SEA 0.64%1.40%0.50% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EQIX or SE? Equinix received 611 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.43% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 63.24% of users gave SEA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEquinixOutperform Votes112273.43% Underperform Votes40626.57% SEAOutperform Votes51163.24% Underperform Votes29736.76% SummaryEquinix beats SEA on 17 of the 21 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$83.52B$90.56B$23.85B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A1.79%2.97%4.00%P/E Ratio945.1375.6842.7933.46Price / Sales4.977.872,013.7129.18Price / Cash127.2131.6034.8417.52Price / Book12.123.896.324.55Net Income$150.73M$2.99B$739.44M$1.02B7 Day Performance10.75%5.05%2.86%2.26%1 Month Performance18.14%5.38%7.47%2.90%1 Year Performance112.61%18.19%52,627.77%4.63% SEA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SESEA2.4996 of 5 stars$141.77+3.2%$125.43-11.5%+121.6%$83.52B$16.82B945.1367,300News CoveragePositive NewsEQIXEquinix4.7219 of 5 stars$841.13+0.4%$1,004.94+19.5%+25.4%$82.16B$8.75B98.2412,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCSGPCoStar Group3.1616 of 5 stars$81.53-1.6%$87.54+7.4%-13.1%$33.44B$2.74B232.945,650Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEBAYeBay3.9842 of 5 stars$66.60-1.8%$64.79-2.7%+38.9%$31.03B$10.28B16.7311,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageVRSNVeriSign3.5395 of 5 stars$274.85+0.8%$267.50-2.7%+68.8%$25.89B$1.58B34.39920Positive NewsAKAMAkamai Technologies4.755 of 5 stars$79.96+0.2%$104.75+31.0%-17.2%$11.68B$3.99B24.539,800Upcoming EarningsSPSCSPS Commerce4.0086 of 5 stars$138.41+0.4%$198.11+43.1%-21.0%$5.28B$637.77M68.082,220Positive NewsYELPYelp3.5496 of 5 stars$35.38-0.1%$36.33+2.7%-11.8%$2.30B$1.41B18.404,900Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageZDZiff Davis4.0409 of 5 stars$30.73-0.7%$58.33+89.9%-41.3%$1.32B$1.40B26.044,900Upcoming EarningsCMPRCimpress4.7608 of 5 stars$41.59-2.0%$103.00+147.7%-51.7%$1.05B$3.36B6.8816,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsQNSTQuinStreet3.1349 of 5 stars$17.23-2.0%$29.80+73.0%+1.2%$970.42M$928.72M-78.11790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Competitors CoStar Group Competitors eBay 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 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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