MongoDB (MDB) Competitors

Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) and MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media favor SNOW or MDB?

In the previous week, Snowflake had 13 more articles in the media than MongoDB. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Snowflake and 28 mentions for MongoDB. Snowflake's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat MongoDB's score of 0.82 indicating that Snowflake is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Snowflake	27 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MongoDB	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SNOW or MDB?

Snowflake has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MongoDB has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SNOW or MDB?

65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Snowflake shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of MongoDB shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SNOW or MDB?

MongoDB has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Snowflake. MongoDB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snowflake, 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
Snowflake	$3.63B	13.14	-$836.10M	-$3.87	-37.30
MongoDB	$2.01B	6.39	-$176.60M	-$1.78	-88.79

Do analysts prefer SNOW or MDB?

Snowflake currently has a consensus price target of $202.51, suggesting a potential upside of 40.30%. MongoDB has a consensus price target of $310.74, suggesting a potential upside of 96.62%. Given MongoDB's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MongoDB is more favorable than Snowflake.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snowflake	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
MongoDB	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNOW or MDB?

MongoDB received 362 more outperform votes than Snowflake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.48% of users gave MongoDB an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave Snowflake an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Snowflake	Outperform Votes 269 52.03%	Underperform Votes 248 47.97%
MongoDB	Outperform Votes 631 62.48%	Underperform Votes 379 37.52%

Is SNOW or MDB more profitable?

MongoDB has a net margin of -10.46% compared to Snowflake's net margin of -33.02%. MongoDB's return on equity of -12.22% beat Snowflake's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snowflake	-33.02%	-24.23%	-13.30%
MongoDB	-10.46%	-12.22%	-5.19%

Summary

MongoDB beats Snowflake on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.