HashiCorp (HCP) Competitors

HashiCorp (NASDAQ:HCP) and XP (NASDAQ:XP) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCP or XP?

HashiCorp received 556 more outperform votes than XP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.97% of users gave HashiCorp an outperform vote while only 43.40% of users gave XP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HashiCorp	Outperform Votes 579 50.97%	Underperform Votes 557 49.03%
XP	Outperform Votes 23 43.40%	Underperform Votes 30 56.60%

Do analysts rate HCP or XP?

HashiCorp presently has a consensus price target of $32.08, suggesting a potential downside of 5.41%. XP has a consensus price target of $24.17, suggesting a potential upside of 52.18%. Given XP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XP is more favorable than HashiCorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HashiCorp	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
XP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to HCP or XP?

In the previous week, HashiCorp had 4 more articles in the media than XP. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for HashiCorp and 3 mentions for XP. HashiCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat XP's score of 0.00 indicating that HashiCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HashiCorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HCP or XP?

87.8% of HashiCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of XP shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.5% of HashiCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HCP or XP?

HashiCorp has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XP has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HCP or XP?

XP has higher revenue and earnings than HashiCorp. HashiCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XP, 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
HashiCorp	$627.63M	10.97	-$190.67M	-$0.75	-45.23
XP	$2.98B	2.93	$780.91M	$1.53	10.38

Is HCP or XP more profitable?

XP has a net margin of 26.25% compared to HashiCorp's net margin of -23.69%. XP's return on equity of 21.57% beat HashiCorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HashiCorp	-23.69%	-10.54%	-7.74%
XP	26.25%	21.57%	1.54%

Is HCP or XP a better dividend stock?

HashiCorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. XP pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. HashiCorp pays out -197.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XP pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

XP beats HashiCorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.