DocuSign (DOCU) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend NTES or DOCU?

NetEase currently has a consensus target price of $114.57, suggesting a potential upside of 18.05%. DocuSign has a consensus target price of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Given NetEase's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NetEase is more favorable than DocuSign.

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
DocuSign	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTES or DOCU?

11.1% of NetEase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of DocuSign shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of DocuSign shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTES or DOCU?

NetEase received 255 more outperform votes than DocuSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.11% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 57.90% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.11%	Underperform Votes 304 30.89%
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 425 57.90%	Underperform Votes 309 42.10%

Does the media favor NTES or DOCU?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 31 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for DocuSign and 5 mentions for NetEase. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NetEase's score of 0.57 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetEase	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DocuSign	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NTES or DOCU more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to NetEase's net margin of 28.17%. NetEase's return on equity of 22.12% beat DocuSign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	28.17%	22.12%	15.73%
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%

Which has better valuation & earnings, NTES or DOCU?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than DocuSign. NetEase is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocuSign, 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	15.24
DocuSign	$2.98B	5.98	$73.98M	$5.11	17.23

Which has more risk and volatility, NTES or DOCU?

NetEase has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DocuSign has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NetEase beats DocuSign on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.