Grid Dynamics (GDYN) Competitors

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) and Avid Technology (NASDAQ:AVID) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GDYN or AVID?

71.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Avid Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Avid Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GDYN or AVID more profitable?

Avid Technology has a net margin of 7.59% compared to Grid Dynamics' net margin of 0.74%. Grid Dynamics' return on equity of 0.15% beat Avid Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grid Dynamics	0.74%	0.15%	0.13%
Avid Technology	7.59%	-27.20%	12.39%

Does the media refer more to GDYN or AVID?

In the previous week, Grid Dynamics had 3 more articles in the media than Avid Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Grid Dynamics and 0 mentions for Avid Technology. Grid Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Avid Technology's score of 0.32 indicating that Grid Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grid Dynamics	Positive
Avid Technology	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GDYN or AVID?

Avid Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Grid Dynamics. Avid Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grid Dynamics, 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
Grid Dynamics	$328.36M	3.93	-$1.76M	$0.03	560.33
Avid Technology	$417.41M	2.85	$55.24M	$0.73	37.04

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GDYN or AVID?

Avid Technology received 232 more outperform votes than Grid Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.40% of users gave Grid Dynamics an outperform vote while only 54.53% of users gave Avid Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grid Dynamics	Outperform Votes 69 73.40%	Underperform Votes 25 26.60%
Avid Technology	Outperform Votes 301 54.53%	Underperform Votes 251 45.47%

Do analysts recommend GDYN or AVID?

Grid Dynamics currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Grid Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Grid Dynamics is more favorable than Avid Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grid Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Avid Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, GDYN or AVID?

Grid Dynamics has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avid Technology has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grid Dynamics beats Avid Technology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.