CrowdStrike (CRWD) Competitors

SAP (NYSE:SAP) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, SAP or CRWD?

SAP has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SAP or CRWD?

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SAP or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 34 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for CrowdStrike and 24 mentions for SAP. SAP's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat CrowdStrike's score of 1.17 indicating that SAP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SAP	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	41 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAP or CRWD?

SAP received 182 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.67% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote while only 66.21% of users gave SAP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SAP	Outperform Votes 770 66.21%	Underperform Votes 393 33.79%
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 588 70.67%	Underperform Votes 244 29.33%

Is SAP or CRWD more profitable?

SAP has a net margin of 9.17% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 3.39%. SAP's return on equity of 12.18% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SAP	9.17%	12.18%	7.32%
CrowdStrike	3.39%	7.11%	2.72%

Do analysts rate SAP or CRWD?

SAP currently has a consensus price target of $248.83, indicating a potential downside of 5.01%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $400.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.26%. Given CrowdStrike's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CrowdStrike is more favorable than SAP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SAP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CrowdStrike	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SAP or CRWD?

SAP has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, 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
SAP	$34.18B	9.42	$3.38B	$2.87	91.28
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	24.11	$89.33M	-$0.08	-4,806.13

Summary

SAP beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.