AGYS vs. PLUS, NTCT, MODN, INTA, OSIS, ZD, ROG, ALKT, PRGS, and AVDX
Should you be buying Agilysys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agilysys include ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Model N (MODN), Intapp (INTA), OSI Systems (OSIS), Ziff Davis (ZD), Rogers (ROG), Alkami Technology (ALKT), Progress Software (PRGS), and AvidXchange (AVDX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Agilysys received 36 more outperform votes than ePlus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.75% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote.
93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of ePlus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Agilysys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, ePlus and ePlus both had 3 articles in the media. Agilysys' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat ePlus' score of -0.28 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Agilysys. ePlus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ePlus currently has a consensus price target of $81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.98%. Agilysys has a consensus price target of $88.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.90%. Given ePlus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agilysys is more favorable than ePlus.
Agilysys has a net margin of 38.27% compared to Agilysys' net margin of 5.86%. ePlus' return on equity of 20.54% beat Agilysys' return on equity.
ePlus has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Agilysys beats ePlus on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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