Agilysys (AGYS) Competitors

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

Is ARW or AGYS 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
Arrow Electronics	1.40%	9.69%	2.73%
Agilysys	8.45%	9.38%	5.94%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARW or AGYS?

99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Arrow Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Agilysys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ARW or AGYS?

Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARW or AGYS?

Arrow Electronics received 107 more outperform votes than Agilysys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.15% of users gave Arrow Electronics an outperform vote while only 63.96% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arrow Electronics	Outperform Votes 430 68.15%	Underperform Votes 201 31.85%
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 323 63.96%	Underperform Votes 182 36.04%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARW or AGYS?

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
Arrow Electronics	$27.92B	0.21	$392.07M	$7.28	15.32
Agilysys	$237.46M	9.13	$86.19M	$0.80	96.93

Does the media refer more to ARW or AGYS?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 2 more articles in the media than Arrow Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Agilysys and 3 mentions for Arrow Electronics. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Agilysys' score of 0.30 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arrow Electronics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilysys	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ARW or AGYS?

Arrow Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $121.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.73%. Agilysys has a consensus price target of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 77.97%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agilysys is more favorable than Arrow Electronics.

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

Summary

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