Fortinet (FTNT) Competitors $97.19 +2.34 (+2.47%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FTNT vs. NOW, AXON, CVLT, QLYS, AI, PRGS, MSFT, ORCL, PANW, and LOGIShould you be buying Fortinet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortinet include ServiceNow (NOW), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and Logitech International (LOGI). Fortinet vs. ServiceNow Axon Enterprise Commvault Systems Qualys C3.ai Progress Software Microsoft Oracle Palo Alto Networks Logitech International ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) and Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk. Is NOW or FTNT more profitable? Fortinet has a net margin of 26.79% compared to ServiceNow's net margin of 12.77%. Fortinet's return on equity of 973.30% beat ServiceNow's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ServiceNow12.77% 16.03% 7.54% Fortinet 26.79%973.30%18.21% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOW or FTNT? ServiceNow received 69 more outperform votes than Fortinet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.10% of users gave ServiceNow an outperform vote while only 66.18% of users gave Fortinet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformServiceNowOutperform Votes137275.10% Underperform Votes45524.90% FortinetOutperform Votes130366.18% Underperform Votes66633.82% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOW or FTNT? 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Fortinet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ServiceNow shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Fortinet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, NOW or FTNT? ServiceNow has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortinet has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer NOW or FTNT? ServiceNow currently has a consensus price target of $1,042.37, indicating a potential downside of 4.48%. Fortinet has a consensus price target of $92.77, indicating a potential downside of 4.54%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Fortinet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ServiceNow 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Fortinet 1 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Which has higher valuation & earnings, NOW or FTNT? ServiceNow has higher revenue and earnings than Fortinet. Fortinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioServiceNow$10.46B21.48$1.73B$6.43169.71Fortinet$5.71B13.04$1.15B$1.9849.09 Does the media refer more to NOW or FTNT? In the previous week, Fortinet had 14 more articles in the media than ServiceNow. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Fortinet and 15 mentions for ServiceNow. Fortinet's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat ServiceNow's score of 0.47 indicating that Fortinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ServiceNow 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fortinet 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryServiceNow beats Fortinet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FTNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortinetComputer peripheral equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.49B$13.43B$26.02B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A4.98%2.78%4.23%P/E Ratio49.0911.51237.6917.18Price / Sales13.043.373,348.48116.99Price / Cash49.9522.0835.7437.86Price / Book-161.982.178.134.78Net Income$1.15B$230.65M$681.78M$225.60M7 Day Performance-0.78%-5.55%0.41%-1.23%1 Month Performance3.25%-0.55%7.02%3.36%1 Year Performance66.11%-9.27%23.11%16.60% Fortinet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTNTFortinet4.2129 of 5 stars$97.19+2.5%$92.77-4.5%+66.1%$74.49B$5.71B49.0913,568Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeNOWServiceNow4.1255 of 5 stars$1,122.37+0.1%$1,034.96-7.8%+55.7%$231.21B$10.46B174.3522,668Analyst ForecastAXONAxon Enterprise3.3277 of 5 stars$638.96-0.9%$488.67-23.5%+145.9%$48.72B$1.56B166.644,260Insider TradeCVLTCommvault Systems4.0302 of 5 stars$169.81+0.7%$151.25-10.9%+99.9%$7.43B$898.05M42.712,882Positive NewsQLYSQualys1.3554 of 5 stars$147.40-0.1%$152.80+3.7%-30.9%$5.39B$554.46M32.502,188AIC3.ai2.9665 of 5 stars$41.59+5.4%$35.55-14.5%+23.7%$5.28B$346.54M-17.86700Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPRGSProgress Software3.8538 of 5 stars$68.77-0.2%$67.67-1.6%+20.7%$2.95B$715.42M36.842,284MSFTMicrosoft4.8624 of 5 stars$447.060.0%$505.43+13.1%+16.9%$3.32T$254.19B36.86228,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsORCLOracle4.5273 of 5 stars$171.52-1.1%$183.63+7.1%+60.4%$479.73B$52.96B42.11159,000Analyst DowngradePANWPalo Alto Networks4.5414 of 5 stars$198.08+0.8%$201.01+1.5%+24.8%$64.99B$8.29B51.1915,289Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLOGILogitech International3.8429 of 5 stars$82.96-1.7%$92.88+12.0%-12.3%$13.12B$4.47B18.802,700Analyst DowngradePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ServiceNow Competitors Axon Enterprise Competitors Commvault Systems Competitors Qualys Competitors C3.ai Competitors Progress Software Competitors Microsoft Competitors Oracle Competitors Palo Alto Networks Competitors Logitech International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FTNT) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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