ZS vs. JNPR, FFIV, FEYE, FTNT, INFY, CTSH, WIT, VRSN, AZPN, and EPAM
Should you be buying Zscaler stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zscaler include Juniper Networks (JNPR), F5 (FFIV), FireEye (FEYE), Fortinet (FTNT), Infosys (INFY), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Wipro (WIT), VeriSign (VRSN), Aspen Technology (AZPN), and EPAM Systems (EPAM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) and Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% of Zscaler shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Juniper Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Zscaler had 25 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Zscaler and 6 mentions for Juniper Networks. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Zscaler's score of 0.33 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Juniper Networks received 615 more outperform votes than Zscaler when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.61% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote while only 59.48% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote.
Zscaler has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Zscaler currently has a consensus price target of $227.79, suggesting a potential upside of 38.59%. Juniper Networks has a consensus price target of $34.55, suggesting a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Zscaler's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zscaler is more favorable than Juniper Networks.
Juniper Networks has a net margin of 4.19% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -7.32%. Juniper Networks' return on equity of 10.02% beat Zscaler's return on equity.
Summary
Juniper Networks beats Zscaler on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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