PINS vs. SNAP, ZM, BIDU, TTD, BZ, GLW, WIT, ANSS, HPQ, and GFS
Should you be buying Pinterest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pinterest include Snap (SNAP), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), Baidu (BIDU), Trade Desk (TTD), Kanzhun (BZ), Corning (GLW), Wipro (WIT), ANSYS (ANSS), HP (HPQ), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Pinterest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pinterest has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Pinterest has a net margin of 4.64% compared to Snap's net margin of -26.99%. Pinterest's return on equity of 5.93% beat Snap's return on equity.
Pinterest currently has a consensus price target of $41.26, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Snap has a consensus price target of $14.79, indicating a potential downside of 8.77%. Given Pinterest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Snap.
In the previous week, Pinterest had 41 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Pinterest and 13 mentions for Snap. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Snap's score of 0.64 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the media.
88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Snap 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.
Snap received 835 more outperform votes than Pinterest when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.39% of users gave Snap an outperform vote while only 49.90% of users gave Pinterest an outperform vote.
Summary
Pinterest beats Snap on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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