AvidXchange (AVDX) Competitors

AvidXchange (NASDAQ:AVDX) and UiPath (NYSE:PATH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer AVDX or PATH?

AvidXchange presently has a consensus price target of $11.61, suggesting a potential upside of 25.55%. UiPath has a consensus price target of $17.44, suggesting a potential upside of 27.86%. Given UiPath's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UiPath is more favorable than AvidXchange.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvidXchange	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
UiPath	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVDX or PATH?

80.6% of AvidXchange shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of UiPath shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of AvidXchange shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of UiPath shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AVDX or PATH more profitable?

AvidXchange has a net margin of -0.23% compared to UiPath's net margin of -6.49%. AvidXchange's return on equity of 0.74% beat UiPath's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvidXchange	-0.23%	0.74%	0.23%
UiPath	-6.49%	-4.14%	-2.82%

Does the media favor AVDX or PATH?

In the previous week, UiPath had 3 more articles in the media than AvidXchange. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for UiPath and 3 mentions for AvidXchange. AvidXchange's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat UiPath's score of 0.79 indicating that AvidXchange is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvidXchange	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UiPath	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AVDX or PATH?

AvidXchange has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UiPath.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvidXchange	$380.72M	5.00	-$47.33M	N/A	N/A
UiPath	$1.31B	5.73	-$89.88M	-$0.16	-85.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVDX or PATH?

UiPath received 84 more outperform votes than AvidXchange when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 41.67% of users gave AvidXchange an outperform vote while only 40.44% of users gave UiPath an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvidXchange	Outperform Votes 45 41.67%	Underperform Votes 63 58.33%
UiPath	Outperform Votes 129 40.44%	Underperform Votes 190 59.56%

Which has more volatility & risk, AVDX or PATH?

AvidXchange has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UiPath has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AvidXchange beats UiPath on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.