Dropbox (DBX) Competitors $30.59 +0.17 (+0.56%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DBX vs. HUBS, WIT, VEEV, ZS, BIDU, GDDY, ZM, IOT, PTC, and SRADShould you be buying Dropbox stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dropbox include HubSpot (HUBS), Wipro (WIT), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zscaler (ZS), Baidu (BIDU), GoDaddy (GDDY), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), PTC (PTC), and Sportradar Group (SRAD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Dropbox vs. HubSpot Wipro Veeva Systems Zscaler Baidu GoDaddy Zoom Video Communications Samsara PTC Sportradar Group HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) and Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer HUBS or DBX? In the previous week, HubSpot had 23 more articles in the media than Dropbox. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HubSpot and 5 mentions for Dropbox. Dropbox's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat HubSpot's score of 0.46 indicating that Dropbox is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HubSpot 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Dropbox 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend HUBS or DBX? HubSpot presently has a consensus target price of $721.26, suggesting a potential upside of 2.44%. Dropbox has a consensus target price of $28.86, suggesting a potential downside of 5.66%. Given HubSpot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe HubSpot is more favorable than Dropbox.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HubSpot 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Dropbox 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HUBS or DBX? 90.4% of HubSpot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Dropbox shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of HubSpot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of Dropbox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HUBS or DBX? 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 RatioHubSpot$2.17B16.75-$176.29M-$0.27-2,607.59Dropbox$2.50B3.79$453.60M$1.7317.68 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HUBS or DBX? HubSpot received 522 more outperform votes than Dropbox when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.80% of users gave HubSpot an outperform vote while only 67.11% of users gave Dropbox an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHubSpotOutperform Votes87776.80% Underperform Votes26523.20% DropboxOutperform Votes35567.11% Underperform Votes17432.89% Is HUBS or DBX more profitable? 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 HubSpot-0.56% -1.16% -0.54% Dropbox 22.71%-135.85%16.68% Which has more risk and volatility, HUBS or DBX? HubSpot has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dropbox has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHubSpot beats Dropbox on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dropbox News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DBX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DBX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDropboxPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.47B$25.25B$26.81B$9.06BDividend YieldN/A2.01%2.77%4.02%P/E Ratio17.6890.31233.0717.10Price / Sales3.7928.623,177.36138.34Price / Cash16.4482.5634.2735.97Price / Book-62.4312.638.384.80Net Income$453.60M$444.67M$671.58M$224.91M7 Day Performance4.01%2.46%2.05%1.90%1 Month Performance4.26%4.29%5.09%5.08%1 Year Performance-3.32%30.29%26.50%21.15% Dropbox Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DBXDropbox3.442 of 5 stars$30.59+0.6%$28.86-5.7%-1.4%$9.47B$2.50B17.682,693Short Interest ↑HUBSHubSpot4.0092 of 5 stars$694.39-1.4%$719.30+3.6%+24.6%$35.85B$2.51B-2,571.727,663Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageWITWipro0.7276 of 5 stars$3.40-3.4%$5.60+64.7%-39.7%$35.53B$886.79B25.19240,000News CoverageVEEVVeeva Systems4.536 of 5 stars$212.02-2.6%$255.74+20.6%+7.4%$34.42B$2.66B52.355,480Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageZSZscaler4.2502 of 5 stars$186.69-1.7%$224.84+20.4%-16.8%$28.65B$2.30B-746.767,348Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBIDUBaidu4.6153 of 5 stars$78.35+1.2%$113.75+45.2%-18.9%$27.47B$134.84B9.5939,800GDDYGoDaddy4.3728 of 5 stars$192.69-0.1%$194.14+0.8%+87.8%$27.05B$4.48B14.896,910Insider TradeNews CoverageZMZoom Video Communications4.6676 of 5 stars$78.89-0.7%$87.81+11.3%+14.9%$24.18B$4.63B26.308,480Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageIOTSamsara2.6654 of 5 stars$43.03-1.7%$51.29+19.2%+44.5%$24.15B$1.18B-91.551,620Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePTCPTC4.7091 of 5 stars$181.98-0.2%$207.54+14.0%+9.3%$21.90B$2.30B58.516,500SRADSportradar Group3.2986 of 5 stars$18.67-1.7%$16.38-12.3%+83.0%$20.75B$1.05B93.352,960Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HUBS Alternatives WIT Alternatives VEEV Alternatives ZS Alternatives BIDU Alternatives GDDY Alternatives ZM Alternatives IOT Alternatives PTC Alternatives SRAD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DBX) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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