CGNT vs. RPD, KC, LSPD, MGNI, WB, CXM, AVDX, EVCM, MQ, and DAVA
Should you be buying Cognyte Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognyte Software include Rapid7 (RPD), Kingsoft Cloud (KC), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Magnite (MGNI), Weibo (WB), Sprinklr (CXM), AvidXchange (AVDX), EverCommerce (EVCM), Marqeta (MQ), and Endava (DAVA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Cognyte Software vs.
Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Cognyte Software has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rapid7. Cognyte Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rapid7 received 334 more outperform votes than Cognyte Software when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.54% of users gave Cognyte Software an outperform vote while only 56.53% of users gave Rapid7 an outperform vote.
Rapid7 has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognyte Software has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Rapid7 has a net margin of 5.65% compared to Cognyte Software's net margin of -3.95%. Cognyte Software's return on equity of -13.30% beat Rapid7's return on equity.
95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of Cognyte Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Rapid7 had 14 more articles in the media than Cognyte Software. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Rapid7 and 3 mentions for Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Rapid7's score of 0.30 indicating that Cognyte Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Rapid7 presently has a consensus price target of $43.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. Cognyte Software has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential downside of 14.60%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Cognyte Software.
Summary
Rapid7 beats Cognyte Software on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CGNT) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
