ZUO vs. CWAN, QTWO, BOX, FROG, DV, INST, ALKT, DOCN, CLBT, and INTA
Should you be buying Zuora stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zuora include Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), Q2 (QTWO), BOX (BOX), JFrog (FROG), DoubleVerify (DV), Instructure (INST), Alkami Technology (ALKT), DigitalOcean (DOCN), Cellebrite DI (CLBT), and Intapp (INTA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Zuora (NYSE:ZUO) and Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
Zuora received 191 more outperform votes than Clearwater Analytics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave Zuora an outperform vote while only 37.80% of users gave Clearwater Analytics an outperform vote.
Clearwater Analytics has a net margin of -3.90% compared to Zuora's net margin of -14.28%. Clearwater Analytics' return on equity of 1.25% beat Zuora's return on equity.
In the previous week, Clearwater Analytics had 2 more articles in the media than Zuora. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Clearwater Analytics and 2 mentions for Zuora. Zuora's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Clearwater Analytics' score of 0.55 indicating that Zuora is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Zuora has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Analytics has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Clearwater Analytics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zuora. Clearwater Analytics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zuora, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
83.0% of Zuora shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Clearwater Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Zuora shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Clearwater Analytics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Zuora presently has a consensus price target of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 25.14%. Clearwater Analytics has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.80%. Given Zuora's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Zuora is more favorable than Clearwater Analytics.
Summary
Zuora beats Clearwater Analytics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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