Agilysys (AGYS) Competitors

Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) and Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, AGYS or ARW?

Agilysys has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AGYS or ARW?

Agilysys currently has a consensus price target of $127.50, suggesting a potential upside of 68.61%. Arrow Electronics has a consensus price target of $121.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.07%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Agilysys is more favorable than Arrow Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilysys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Arrow Electronics	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Is AGYS or ARW more profitable?

Agilysys has a net margin of 8.45% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 1.40%. Arrow Electronics' return on equity of 9.69% beat Agilysys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilysys	8.45%	9.38%	5.94%
Arrow Electronics	1.40%	9.69%	2.73%

Does the media prefer AGYS or ARW?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 9 more articles in the media than Arrow Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Agilysys and 9 mentions for Arrow Electronics. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Agilysys' score of 1.14 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilysys	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arrow Electronics	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGYS or ARW?

88.0% of Agilysys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Agilysys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGYS or ARW?

Arrow Electronics received 106 more outperform votes than Agilysys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.15% of users gave Arrow Electronics an outperform vote while only 63.91% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 324 63.91%	Underperform Votes 183 36.09%
Arrow Electronics	Outperform Votes 430 68.15%	Underperform Votes 201 31.85%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AGYS or ARW?

Arrow Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Agilysys. Arrow Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, 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
Agilysys	$263.57M	8.02	$86.19M	$0.80	94.53
Arrow Electronics	$27.92B	0.20	$392.07M	$7.28	14.47

Summary

Agilysys and Arrow Electronics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.