Unity Software (U) Competitors

Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) and Unity Software (NYSE:U) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor DAY or U?

In the previous week, Unity Software had 9 more articles in the media than Dayforce. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Unity Software and 7 mentions for Dayforce. Dayforce's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Unity Software's score of 0.13 indicating that Unity Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dayforce	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Unity Software	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DAY or U more profitable?

Dayforce has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Dayforce's net margin of -40.11%. Unity Software's return on equity of 5.38% beat Dayforce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dayforce	3.30%	5.38%	1.36%
Unity Software	-40.11%	-7.73%	-3.47%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DAY or U?

Unity Software received 80 more outperform votes than Dayforce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.57% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Dayforce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dayforce	Outperform Votes 5 45.45%	Underperform Votes 6 54.55%
Unity Software	Outperform Votes 85 48.57%	Underperform Votes 90 51.43%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DAY or U?

Dayforce has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unity Software. Unity Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dayforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dayforce	$1.51B	6.61	$54.80M	$0.33	191.91
Unity Software	$2.19B	3.87	-$822.01M	-$2.24	-9.67

Do analysts prefer DAY or U?

Dayforce presently has a consensus target price of $72.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.48%. Unity Software has a consensus target price of $35.38, indicating a potential upside of 63.28%. Given Dayforce's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unity Software is more favorable than Dayforce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dayforce	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Unity Software	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DAY or U?

73.5% of Unity Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Dayforce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Unity Software shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, DAY or U?

Dayforce has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unity Software has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Unity Software beats Dayforce on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.