CyberArk Software (CYBR) Competitors

NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the media prefer NTES or CYBR?

In the previous week, CyberArk Software had 23 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for CyberArk Software and 10 mentions for NetEase. NetEase's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat CyberArk Software's score of 0.83 indicating that NetEase is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetEase	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CyberArk Software	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTES or CYBR?

CyberArk Software received 228 more outperform votes than NetEase when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.18% of users gave CyberArk Software an outperform vote while only 69.11% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.11%	Underperform Votes 304 30.89%
CyberArk Software	Outperform Votes 908 72.18%	Underperform Votes 350 27.82%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NTES or CYBR?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than CyberArk Software. CyberArk Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetEase, 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
NetEase	$105.30B	0.59	$4.14B	$6.37	15.17
CyberArk Software	$1.00B	15.39	-$93.46M	-$1.95	-181.31

Which has more risk & volatility, NTES or CYBR?

NetEase has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberArk Software has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NTES or CYBR?

11.1% of NetEase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NTES or CYBR more profitable?

NetEase has a net margin of 28.17% compared to CyberArk Software's net margin of -9.34%. NetEase's return on equity of 22.12% beat CyberArk Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	28.17%	22.12%	15.73%
CyberArk Software	-9.34%	0.45%	0.24%

Do analysts recommend NTES or CYBR?

NetEase currently has a consensus target price of $114.57, suggesting a potential upside of 18.57%. CyberArk Software has a consensus target price of $418.15, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. Given NetEase's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NetEase is more favorable than CyberArk Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
CyberArk Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Summary

NetEase beats CyberArk Software on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.