Fortinet (FTNT) Competitors

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is CRWD or FTNT more profitable?

Fortinet has a net margin of 26.79% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 4.84%. Fortinet's return on equity of 973.30% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdStrike	4.84%	8.44%	3.14%
Fortinet	26.79%	973.30%	18.21%

Does the media favor CRWD or FTNT?

In the previous week, Fortinet had 11 more articles in the media than CrowdStrike. MarketBeat recorded 89 mentions for Fortinet and 78 mentions for CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Fortinet's score of 0.86 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	44 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortinet	35 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRWD or FTNT?

Fortinet received 772 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.74% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote while only 66.33% of users gave Fortinet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 530 69.74%	Underperform Votes 230 30.26%
Fortinet	Outperform Votes 1302 66.33%	Underperform Votes 661 33.67%

Do analysts prefer CRWD or FTNT?

CrowdStrike presently has a consensus price target of $334.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.85%. Fortinet has a consensus price target of $88.93, suggesting a potential downside of 5.40%. Given Fortinet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fortinet is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Fortinet	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Which has more volatility and risk, CRWD or FTNT?

CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortinet has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CRWD or FTNT?

Fortinet has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. Fortinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, 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
CrowdStrike	$3.06B	28.79	$89.33M	$0.69	520.17
Fortinet	$5.30B	13.58	$1.15B	$1.98	47.48

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRWD or FTNT?

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Fortinet shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Fortinet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fortinet beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.