Freshworks (FRSH) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend DOCU or FRSH?

DocuSign currently has a consensus price target of $93.08, suggesting a potential upside of 23.41%. Freshworks has a consensus price target of $20.43, suggesting a potential upside of 62.13%. Given Freshworks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Freshworks is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocuSign	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Freshworks	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Does the media favor DOCU or FRSH?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 39 more articles in the media than Freshworks. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for DocuSign and 9 mentions for Freshworks. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Freshworks' score of 0.75 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocuSign	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Freshworks	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

77.6% of DocuSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.6% of Freshworks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of DocuSign shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Freshworks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, DOCU or FRSH?

DocuSign has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freshworks has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOCU or FRSH?

DocuSign received 359 more outperform votes than Freshworks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.62% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote while only 45.64% of users gave Freshworks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 427 57.62%	Underperform Votes 314 42.38%
Freshworks	Outperform Votes 68 45.64%	Underperform Votes 81 54.36%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOCU or FRSH?

DocuSign has higher revenue and earnings than Freshworks. Freshworks 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	$2.98B	5.13	$73.98M	$5.11	14.76
Freshworks	$720.42M	5.27	-$95.37M	-$0.32	-39.38

Is DOCU or FRSH more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Freshworks' net margin of -13.24%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Freshworks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%
Freshworks	-13.24%	-6.63%	-4.81%

Summary

DocuSign beats Freshworks on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.