Dropbox (DBX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WIT or DBX?

2.4% of Wipro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Dropbox shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wipro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Dropbox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WIT or DBX more profitable?

Dropbox has a net margin of 19.17% compared to Wipro's net margin of 15.07%. Wipro's return on equity of 15.94% beat Dropbox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wipro	15.07%	15.94%	10.44%
Dropbox	19.17%	-61.31%	19.38%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WIT or DBX?

Wipro has higher revenue and earnings than Dropbox. Dropbox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wipro, 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
Wipro	$10.43B	2.83	$1.54B	$0.16	17.66
Dropbox	$2.55B	3.05	$452.30M	$1.64	17.57

Which has more risk and volatility, WIT or DBX?

Wipro has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dropbox has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WIT or DBX?

In the previous week, Dropbox had 15 more articles in the media than Wipro. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Dropbox and 3 mentions for Wipro. Wipro's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Dropbox's score of 0.55 indicating that Wipro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wipro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dropbox	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer WIT or DBX?

Dropbox has a consensus price target of $30.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.25%. Given Dropbox's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dropbox is more favorable than Wipro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wipro	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Dropbox	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Dropbox beats Wipro on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.