Yext (YEXT) Competitors

Yext (NYSE:YEXT) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is YEXT or GLOB more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.16% compared to Yext's net margin of -5.38%. Globant's return on equity of 11.08% beat Yext's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yext	-5.38%	-14.07%	-3.99%
Globant	6.16%	11.08%	7.38%

Do analysts rate YEXT or GLOB?

Yext currently has a consensus price target of $9.44, suggesting a potential upside of 15.37%. Globant has a consensus price target of $167.25, suggesting a potential upside of 98.45%. Given Globant's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Globant is more favorable than Yext.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yext	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media favor YEXT or GLOB?

In the previous week, Globant had 15 more articles in the media than Yext. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Globant and 1 mentions for Yext. Globant's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Yext's score of 0.00 indicating that Globant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yext	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Globant	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, YEXT or GLOB?

Globant has higher revenue and earnings than Yext. Yext is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Yext	$420.96M	2.38	-$27.95M	-$0.18	-45.44
Globant	$2.42B	1.54	$165.73M	$3.38	24.93

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in YEXT or GLOB?

71.0% of Yext shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Yext shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, YEXT or GLOB?

Yext has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Globant beats Yext on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.