Criteo (CRTO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLOB or CRTO?

Criteo received 182 more outperform votes than Globant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Criteo an outperform vote while only 59.97% of users gave Globant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globant	Outperform Votes 394 59.97%	Underperform Votes 263 40.03%
Criteo	Outperform Votes 576 66.98%	Underperform Votes 284 33.02%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GLOB or CRTO?

91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Criteo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Globant shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Criteo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate GLOB or CRTO?

Globant presently has a consensus target price of $219.71, suggesting a potential upside of 72.37%. Criteo has a consensus target price of $52.90, suggesting a potential upside of 42.70%. Given Globant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Globant is more favorable than Criteo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Criteo	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better valuation & earnings, GLOB or CRTO?

Globant has higher revenue and earnings than Criteo. Criteo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Globant	$2.42B	2.32	$158.54M	$3.72	34.26
Criteo	$1.93B	1.11	$111.57M	$1.68	22.07

Which has more volatility and risk, GLOB or CRTO?

Globant has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Criteo has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GLOB or CRTO more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Criteo's net margin of 5.08%. Criteo's return on equity of 16.37% beat Globant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%
Criteo	5.08%	16.37%	8.04%

Does the media prefer GLOB or CRTO?

In the previous week, Globant had 6 more articles in the media than Criteo. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Globant and 4 mentions for Criteo. Criteo's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Globant's score of 0.83 indicating that Criteo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Criteo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Globant beats Criteo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.