SE vs. CSGP, MSCI, BIDU, STM, CTSH, HUBS, VEEV, CDW, TTD, and VRT
Should you be buying SEA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SEA include CoStar Group (CSGP), MSCI (MSCI), Baidu (BIDU), STMicroelectronics (STM), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), HubSpot (HUBS), Veeva Systems (VEEV), CDW (CDW), Trade Desk (TTD), and Vertiv (VRT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
SEA (NYSE:SE) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, CoStar Group had 42 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for CoStar Group and 17 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat CoStar Group's score of 0.47 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CoStar Group received 150 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.45% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 62.73% of users gave SEA an outperform vote.
CoStar Group has a net margin of 11.64% compared to SEA's net margin of 1.27%. CoStar Group's return on equity of 4.95% beat SEA's return on equity.
CoStar Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SEA. CoStar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SEA has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
SEA currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.36%. CoStar Group has a consensus target price of $102.46, suggesting a potential upside of 10.59%. Given SEA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SEA is more favorable than CoStar Group.
59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CoStar Group beats SEA on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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