Alarm.com (ALRM) Competitors

Alarm.com (NASDAQ:ALRM) and Procore Technologies (NYSE:PCOR) are both computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, ALRM or PCOR?

Alarm.com has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Procore Technologies has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALRM or PCOR?

Alarm.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Procore Technologies. Procore Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alarm.com, 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
Alarm.com	$939.83M	2.90	$124.12M	$2.37	23.11
Procore Technologies	$1.19B	8.99	-$105.96M	-$0.86	-83.61

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ALRM or PCOR?

91.7% of Alarm.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Procore Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Alarm.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Procore Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ALRM or PCOR?

In the previous week, Procore Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than Alarm.com. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Procore Technologies and 8 mentions for Alarm.com. Procore Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Alarm.com's score of 0.37 indicating that Procore Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alarm.com	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Procore Technologies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ALRM or PCOR?

Alarm.com presently has a consensus price target of $64.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Procore Technologies has a consensus price target of $81.39, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Alarm.com's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alarm.com is more favorable than Procore Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alarm.com	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Procore Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is ALRM or PCOR more profitable?

Alarm.com has a net margin of 13.45% compared to Procore Technologies' net margin of -10.73%. Alarm.com's return on equity of 14.04% beat Procore Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alarm.com	13.45%	14.04%	4.99%
Procore Technologies	-10.73%	-6.54%	-4.08%

Summary

Alarm.com beats Procore Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.