Agilysys (AGYS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGYS or SYKE?

Sykes Enterprises received 6 more outperform votes than Agilysys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.21% of users gave Sykes Enterprises an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 318 63.60%	Underperform Votes 182 36.40%
Sykes Enterprises	Outperform Votes 324 68.21%	Underperform Votes 151 31.79%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AGYS or SYKE?

Agilysys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sykes Enterprises. Sykes Enterprises 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	$237.46M	14.26	$86.19M	$3.51	34.53
Sykes Enterprises	$1.71B	1.26	$56.43M	$2.70	20.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AGYS or SYKE?

88.0% of Agilysys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Sykes Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Agilysys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Sykes Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AGYS or SYKE more profitable?

Agilysys has a net margin of 37.54% compared to Sykes Enterprises' net margin of 3.83%. Sykes Enterprises' return on equity of 13.41% beat Agilysys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilysys	37.54%	10.53%	6.91%
Sykes Enterprises	3.83%	13.41%	8.66%

Which has more volatility and risk, AGYS or SYKE?

Agilysys has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sykes Enterprises has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AGYS or SYKE?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 15 more articles in the media than Sykes Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Agilysys and 1 mentions for Sykes Enterprises. Agilysys' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Sykes Enterprises' score of -0.20 indicating that Agilysys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilysys	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sykes Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AGYS or SYKE?

Agilysys presently has a consensus target price of $134.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Agilysys is more favorable than Sykes Enterprises.

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
Sykes Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Agilysys beats Sykes Enterprises on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.