Freshworks (FRSH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FRSH or DOCU?

In the previous week, Freshworks had 1 more articles in the media than DocuSign. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freshworks and 22 mentions for DocuSign. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Freshworks' score of 0.54 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freshworks	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DocuSign	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FRSH or DOCU?

Freshworks presently has a consensus target price of $19.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. DocuSign has a consensus target price of $92.45, suggesting a potential upside of 3.19%. Given Freshworks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Freshworks is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freshworks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
DocuSign	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FRSH or DOCU more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Freshworks' net margin of -14.80%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Freshworks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freshworks	-14.80%	-8.57%	-6.24%
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%

Which has more volatility and risk, FRSH or DOCU?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FRSH or DOCU?

75.6% of Freshworks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of DocuSign shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Freshworks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of DocuSign shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FRSH or DOCU?

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
Freshworks	$596.43M	8.86	-$137.44M	-$0.34	-51.29
DocuSign	$2.76B	6.55	$73.98M	$4.85	18.47

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FRSH or DOCU?

DocuSign received 362 more outperform votes than Freshworks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.45% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote while only 45.11% of users gave Freshworks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Freshworks	Outperform Votes 60 45.11%	Underperform Votes 73 54.89%
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 422 58.45%	Underperform Votes 300 41.55%

Summary

DocuSign beats Freshworks on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.