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SE vs. EQIX, EBAY, CSGP, VRSN, AKAM, OPEN, SPSC, YELP, ZD, and CMPR

Should 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), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), and Cimpress (CMPR). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

SEA vs. Its Competitors

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Equinix has a net margin of 11.11% compared to SEA's net margin of 6.23%. SEA's return on equity of 13.66% beat Equinix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equinix11.11% 7.22% 2.73%
SEA 6.23%13.66%5.16%

In the previous week, Equinix had 4 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Equinix and 32 mentions for SEA. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat SEA's score of 1.02 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equinix
31 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SEA
24 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equinix has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
Equinix$8.94B8.74$815M$10.2178.19
SEA$16.82B6.85$444.32M$1.93101.31

94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $962.52, suggesting a potential upside of 20.57%. SEA has a consensus price target of $176.85, suggesting a potential downside of 9.55%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
5 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
SEA
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Summary

Equinix beats SEA on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SE vs. The Competition

MetricSEAINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$115.44B$19.68B$31.21B$21.58B
Dividend YieldN/A3.48%3.18%3.53%
P/E Ratio101.5378.52440.7829.83
Price / Sales6.8579.031,756.2653.52
Price / Cash155.7682.6536.4424.51
Price / Book13.598.657.264.60
Net Income$444.32M$355.98M$807.55M$999.91M
7 Day Performance2.04%4.20%3.01%0.97%
1 Month Performance12.66%8.24%5.10%4.96%
1 Year Performance147.10%72.62%24,285.62%16.15%

SEA Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SE
SEA
2.6861 of 5 stars
$196.50
0.0%
$176.85
-10.0%
+152.1%$115.77B$16.82B101.8280,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EQIX
Equinix
4.9637 of 5 stars
$765.27
-1.1%
$962.52
+25.8%
-8.1%$74.88B$8.75B74.9413,606Positive News
Insider Trade
EBAY
eBay
4.171 of 5 stars
$92.96
+0.3%
$78.89
-15.1%
+52.2%$42.47B$10.28B20.4711,500Positive News
CSGP
CoStar Group
3.4155 of 5 stars
$88.06
-1.6%
$94.15
+6.9%
+9.4%$37.43B$2.74B353.436,593Positive News
VRSN
VeriSign
4.2263 of 5 stars
$282.83
+1.0%
$277.50
-1.9%
+58.9%$26.31B$1.56B33.61920News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.3856 of 5 stars
$78.89
+0.4%
$92.39
+17.1%
-18.1%$11.31B$3.99B27.9810,700Positive News
OPEN
Opendoor Technologies
2.7807 of 5 stars
$6.04
-9.2%
$1.26
-79.1%
+410.7%$4.44B$5.15B-14.031,470Trending News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SPSC
SPS Commerce
3.6592 of 5 stars
$110.41
-0.2%
$165.80
+50.2%
-39.9%$4.20B$637.77M50.772,783Positive News
YELP
Yelp
3.9358 of 5 stars
$31.74
-0.8%
$34.00
+7.1%
-4.5%$2.00B$1.41B14.385,116Positive News
ZD
Ziff Davis
3.398 of 5 stars
$38.52
+1.1%
$38.83
+0.8%
-20.5%$1.59B$1.40B25.803,800Positive News
CMPR
Cimpress
4.2517 of 5 stars
$63.49
+1.1%
$72.00
+13.4%
-23.8%$1.57B$3.40B125.6415,500

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This page (NYSE:SE) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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