USM vs. PYCR, CCOI, QTWO, VSH, DOCN, EVH, ATHM, LITE, SVFCX, and HAYW
Should you be buying United States Cellular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Cellular include Paycor HCM (PYCR), Cogent Communications (CCOI), Q2 (QTWO), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), DigitalOcean (DOCN), Evolent Health (EVH), Autohome (ATHM), Lumentum (LITE), Smead Value C (SVFCX), and Hayward (HAYW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) and Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Paycor HCM had 15 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Paycor HCM and 12 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Paycor HCM's score of 0.03 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United States Cellular received 204 more outperform votes than Paycor HCM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.16% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote while only 35.48% of users gave Paycor HCM an outperform vote.
United States Cellular currently has a consensus target price of $45.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.67%. Paycor HCM has a consensus target price of $25.53, indicating a potential upside of 81.19%. Given Paycor HCM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paycor HCM is more favorable than United States Cellular.
United States Cellular has a net margin of 1.55% compared to Paycor HCM's net margin of -13.82%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.30% beat Paycor HCM's return on equity.
United States Cellular has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycor HCM has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
United States Cellular has higher revenue and earnings than Paycor HCM. Paycor HCM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Cellular, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
18.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Paycor HCM shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Paycor HCM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
United States Cellular beats Paycor HCM on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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