Snap (SNAP) Competitors

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PINS or SNAP?

Snap received 861 more outperform votes than Pinterest when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.66% of users gave Snap an outperform vote while only 49.63% of users gave Pinterest an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pinterest	Outperform Votes 203 49.63%	Underperform Votes 206 50.37%
Snap	Outperform Votes 1064 60.66%	Underperform Votes 690 39.34%

Do analysts recommend PINS or SNAP?

Pinterest currently has a consensus price target of $28.40, suggesting a potential upside of 21.03%. Snap has a consensus price target of $10.44, suggesting a potential upside of 0.36%. Given Pinterest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Snap.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Snap	3 Sell rating(s)	30 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.03

Is PINS or SNAP more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of -10.58% compared to Snap's net margin of -30.89%. Pinterest's return on equity of -4.83% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	-10.58%	-4.83%	-4.11%
Snap	-30.89%	-33.79%	-11.78%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PINS or SNAP?

72.0% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.3% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Pinterest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Snap shares are owned 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 preferable earnings & valuation, PINS or SNAP?

Pinterest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snap. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snap, 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
Pinterest	$2.80 billion	5.72	-$96.05 million	-$0.45	-52.14
Snap	$4.60 billion	3.62	-$1.43 billion	-$0.87	-11.95

Which has more risk & volatility, PINS or SNAP?

Pinterest has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PINS or SNAP?

In the previous week, Pinterest had 15 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Pinterest and 6 mentions for Snap. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Snap's score of 0.38 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinterest	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Snap	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Pinterest beats Snap on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.