DocuSign (DOCU) Competitors

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

Is DOCU or TEAM more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Atlassian's net margin of -8.59%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Atlassian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%
Atlassian	-8.59%	-23.35%	-4.86%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DOCU or TEAM?

77.6% of DocuSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Atlassian shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of DocuSign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.5% of Atlassian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOCU or TEAM?

Atlassian received 227 more outperform votes than DocuSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave Atlassian an outperform vote while only 58.45% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 422 58.45%	Underperform Votes 300 41.55%
Atlassian	Outperform Votes 649 64.84%	Underperform Votes 352 35.16%

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOCU or TEAM?

DocuSign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atlassian. Atlassian 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
DocuSign	$2.76B	6.55	$73.98M	$4.85	18.47
Atlassian	$4.57B	14.39	-$300.52M	-$1.52	-166.03

Does the media favor DOCU or TEAM?

In the previous week, Atlassian had 31 more articles in the media than DocuSign. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Atlassian and 20 mentions for DocuSign. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Atlassian's score of 0.53 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocuSign	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atlassian	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DOCU or TEAM?

DocuSign presently has a consensus price target of $92.45, indicating a potential upside of 3.19%. Atlassian has a consensus price target of $272.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Atlassian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Atlassian is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocuSign	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Atlassian	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, DOCU or TEAM?

DocuSign has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlassian has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atlassian beats DocuSign on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.