UPST vs. PYCR, AGYS, SIMO, SMTC, ODD, YELP, ALKT, PRFT, APPN, and ZD
Should you be buying Upstart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upstart include Paycor HCM (PYCR), Agilysys (AGYS), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Semtech (SMTC), Oddity Tech (ODD), Yelp (YELP), Alkami Technology (ALKT), Perficient (PRFT), Appian (APPN), and Ziff Davis (ZD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) and Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.
Upstart received 15 more outperform votes than Paycor HCM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 35.11% of users gave Paycor HCM an outperform vote while only 32.65% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote.
Upstart has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycor HCM has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Paycor HCM has higher revenue and earnings than Upstart. Paycor HCM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upstart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Upstart currently has a consensus target price of $26.78, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Paycor HCM has a consensus target price of $24.94, indicating a potential upside of 77.74%. Given Paycor HCM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Paycor HCM is more favorable than Upstart.
63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Paycor HCM shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Upstart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Paycor HCM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Paycor HCM has a net margin of -11.11% compared to Upstart's net margin of -32.59%. Paycor HCM's return on equity of 2.09% beat Upstart's return on equity.
In the previous week, Paycor HCM had 8 more articles in the media than Upstart. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Paycor HCM and 6 mentions for Upstart. Paycor HCM's average media sentiment score of -0.04 beat Upstart's score of -0.13 indicating that Paycor HCM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Paycor HCM beats Upstart on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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