Fortinet (FTNT) Competitors

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts prefer ABNB or FTNT?

Airbnb presently has a consensus price target of $142.10, indicating a potential upside of 11.00%. Fortinet has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Fortinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
Fortinet	1 Sell rating(s)	20 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Does the media prefer ABNB or FTNT?

In the previous week, Fortinet had 8 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Fortinet and 40 mentions for Airbnb. Fortinet's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Airbnb's score of 1.06 indicating that Fortinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortinet	36 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABNB or FTNT?

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than Fortinet. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortinet, 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
Airbnb	$11.10B	7.22	$2.65B	$3.96	32.33
Fortinet	$5.96B	12.51	$1.75B	$2.43	40.07

Is ABNB or FTNT more profitable?

Fortinet has a net margin of 30.60% compared to Airbnb's net margin of 22.60%. Fortinet's return on equity of 148.79% beat Airbnb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	22.60%	30.91%	10.74%
Fortinet	30.60%	148.79%	18.67%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ABNB or FTNT?

80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Fortinet shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Fortinet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ABNB or FTNT?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortinet has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fortinet beats Airbnb on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.