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Dropbox (DBX) Competitors

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$29.34 -1.46 (-4.74%)
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DBX vs. HUBS, RBLX, VEEV, BIDU, ZS, IOT, ZM, PTC, CHKP, and PINS

Should you be buying Dropbox stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dropbox include HubSpot (HUBS), Roblox (RBLX), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Baidu (BIDU), Zscaler (ZS), Samsara (IOT), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), PTC (PTC), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), and Pinterest (PINS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Dropbox vs.

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) and HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Dropbox has higher revenue and earnings than HubSpot. HubSpot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dropbox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dropbox$2.54B3.73$453.60M$1.7317.68
HubSpot$2.51B15.25-$176.29M-$0.27-2,742.52

In the previous week, HubSpot had 9 more articles in the media than Dropbox. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for HubSpot and 12 mentions for Dropbox. HubSpot's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Dropbox's score of 0.77 indicating that HubSpot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dropbox
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HubSpot
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dropbox has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HubSpot has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dropbox has a net margin of 22.71% compared to HubSpot's net margin of -0.56%. HubSpot's return on equity of -1.16% beat Dropbox's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dropbox22.71% -135.85% 16.68%
HubSpot -0.56%-1.16%-0.54%

HubSpot received 517 more outperform votes than Dropbox when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.76% of users gave HubSpot an outperform vote while only 67.23% of users gave Dropbox an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
DropboxOutperform Votes
355
67.23%
Underperform Votes
173
32.77%
HubSpotOutperform Votes
872
76.76%
Underperform Votes
264
23.24%

94.8% of Dropbox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of HubSpot shares are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of Dropbox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of HubSpot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dropbox currently has a consensus target price of $28.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.29%. HubSpot has a consensus target price of $702.23, suggesting a potential downside of 5.17%. Given HubSpot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HubSpot is more favorable than Dropbox.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dropbox
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
HubSpot
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Summary

HubSpot beats Dropbox on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DBX vs. The Competition

MetricDropboxPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.52B$26.03B$24.68B$9.28B
Dividend YieldN/A2.24%2.69%4.06%
P/E Ratio17.7799.11276.4417.51
Price / Sales3.7528.252,918.93142.21
Price / Cash16.7991.6433.7437.95
Price / Book-62.7613.107.904.94
Net Income$453.60M$446.45M$658.53M$225.59M
7 Day Performance2.36%-0.13%0.25%-1.07%
1 Month Performance16.57%19.90%10.62%7.23%
1 Year Performance2.71%33.23%27.10%22.97%

Dropbox Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DBX
Dropbox
3.7491 of 5 stars
$29.34
-4.7%
$28.67
-2.3%
+4.0%$9.09B$2.54B16.962,693Short Interest ↑
HUBS
HubSpot
4.5307 of 5 stars
$744.20
+3.1%
$702.23
-5.6%
+33.0%$37.27B$2.51B-2,756.307,663Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
RBLX
Roblox
2.2556 of 5 stars
$61.24
+2.8%
$55.67
-9.1%
+39.5%$37.21B$2.80B-36.342,457
VEEV
Veeva Systems
4.8218 of 5 stars
$225.95
-1.2%
$255.73
+13.2%
+25.3%$36.68B$2.66B56.207,172Analyst Forecast
Positive News
BIDU
Baidu
4.5889 of 5 stars
$89.03
-2.0%
$113.75
+27.8%
-21.0%$31.22B$134.84B11.1239,800
ZS
Zscaler
4.294 of 5 stars
$203.38
+2.4%
$224.84
+10.6%
-9.6%$31.21B$2.17B-808.927,348
IOT
Samsara
2.8057 of 5 stars
$46.56
+1.0%
$51.29
+10.1%
+37.7%$25.90B$1.18B-98.042,895Options Volume
ZM
Zoom Video Communications
4.0677 of 5 stars
$83.48
-0.4%
$85.19
+2.0%
+18.2%$25.59B$4.53B27.937,420Analyst Forecast
PTC
PTC
4.7069 of 5 stars
$201.23
+1.3%
$205.67
+2.2%
+15.1%$24.17B$2.30B63.887,501Analyst Forecast
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.2972 of 5 stars
$190.97
+1.7%
$197.74
+3.5%
+28.6%$21.00B$2.52B25.656,450Analyst Forecast
Positive News
PINS
Pinterest
4.5362 of 5 stars
$30.64
0.0%
$41.46
+35.3%
-17.0%$20.71B$3.06B102.174,014

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This page (NASDAQ:DBX) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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