AvidXchange (AVDX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVDX or S?

SentinelOne received 55 more outperform votes than AvidXchange when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.89% of users gave SentinelOne an outperform vote while only 41.18% of users gave AvidXchange an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvidXchange	Outperform Votes 42 41.18%	Underperform Votes 60 58.82%
SentinelOne	Outperform Votes 97 43.89%	Underperform Votes 124 56.11%

Does the media favor AVDX or S?

In the previous week, SentinelOne had 9 more articles in the media than AvidXchange. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for SentinelOne and 11 mentions for AvidXchange. AvidXchange's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat SentinelOne's score of 0.42 indicating that AvidXchange is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvidXchange	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SentinelOne	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVDX or S?

AvidXchange has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SentinelOne.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvidXchange	$380.72M	5.64	-$47.33M	N/A	N/A
SentinelOne	$621.15M	13.50	-$338.69M	-$0.93	-28.42

Do analysts prefer AVDX or S?

AvidXchange presently has a consensus target price of $11.18, suggesting a potential upside of 7.18%. SentinelOne has a consensus target price of $28.73, suggesting a potential upside of 8.71%. Given SentinelOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SentinelOne 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
SentinelOne	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

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

80.6% of AvidXchange shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of SentinelOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of AvidXchange shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of SentinelOne shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AVDX or S?

AvidXchange has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, SentinelOne has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVDX or S more profitable?

AvidXchange has a net margin of -0.23% compared to SentinelOne's net margin of -38.91%. AvidXchange's return on equity of 0.74% beat SentinelOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvidXchange	-0.23%	0.74%	0.23%
SentinelOne	-38.91%	-15.42%	-10.80%

Summary

SentinelOne beats AvidXchange on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.