UPST vs. PLUS, CRTO, SEMR, VECO, VSAT, AGYS, SITM, PRGS, ROG, and YY
Should you be buying Upstart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upstart include ePlus (PLUS), Criteo (CRTO), Semrush (SEMR), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Viasat (VSAT), Agilysys (AGYS), SiTime (SITM), Progress Software (PRGS), Rogers (ROG), and JOYY (YY). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Upstart had 11 more articles in the media than ePlus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Upstart and 3 mentions for ePlus. Upstart's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat ePlus' score of 0.28 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ePlus has a net margin of 5.86% compared to ePlus' net margin of -46.76%. Upstart's return on equity of 15.26% beat ePlus' return on equity.
ePlus currently has a consensus price target of $81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.18%. Upstart has a consensus price target of $26.78, suggesting a potential upside of 2.32%. Given ePlus' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Upstart is more favorable than ePlus.
ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ePlus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ePlus has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upstart has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ePlus received 214 more outperform votes than Upstart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.75% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote while only 32.65% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote.
93.8% of ePlus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Upstart shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of ePlus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Upstart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ePlus beats Upstart on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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