MongoDB (MDB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snowflake has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MDB or SNOW?

In the previous week, Snowflake had 17 more articles in the media than MongoDB. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Snowflake and 27 mentions for MongoDB. Snowflake's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat MongoDB's score of 1.11 indicating that Snowflake is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MongoDB	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Snowflake	33 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MDB or SNOW 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
MongoDB	-10.46%	-12.22%	-5.19%
Snowflake	-33.02%	-24.23%	-13.30%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
MongoDB	$2.01B	7.00	-$176.60M	-$1.78	-105.98
Snowflake	$3.63B	14.29	-$836.10M	-$3.87	-40.57

Do analysts rate MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB presently has a consensus price target of $320.70, suggesting a potential upside of 70.01%. Snowflake has a consensus price target of $205.08, suggesting a potential upside of 30.62%. Given MongoDB's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MongoDB is more favorable than Snowflake.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Snowflake	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MDB or SNOW?

MongoDB received 364 more outperform votes than Snowflake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.29% of users gave MongoDB an outperform vote while only 51.57% of users gave Snowflake an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MongoDB	Outperform Votes 626 62.29%	Underperform Votes 379 37.71%
Snowflake	Outperform Votes 262 51.57%	Underperform Votes 246 48.43%

Summary

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