MicroStrategy (MSTR) Competitors

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend MSTR or CRM?

MicroStrategy presently has a consensus price target of $536.90, suggesting a potential upside of 65.75%. Salesforce has a consensus price target of $376.84, suggesting a potential upside of 18.22%. Given MicroStrategy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MicroStrategy is more favorable than Salesforce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MicroStrategy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Salesforce	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSTR or CRM?

59.8% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MSTR or CRM more profitable?

Salesforce has a net margin of 15.96% compared to MicroStrategy's net margin of -251.73%. Salesforce's return on equity of 12.34% beat MicroStrategy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MicroStrategy	-251.73%	-19.01%	-10.88%
Salesforce	15.96%	12.34%	7.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MSTR or CRM?

Salesforce received 2805 more outperform votes than MicroStrategy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.46% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 64.28% of users gave MicroStrategy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MicroStrategy	Outperform Votes 439 64.28%	Underperform Votes 244 35.72%
Salesforce	Outperform Votes 3244 82.46%	Underperform Votes 690 17.54%

Does the media refer more to MSTR or CRM?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 59 more articles in the media than MicroStrategy. MarketBeat recorded 115 mentions for Salesforce and 56 mentions for MicroStrategy. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat MicroStrategy's score of 0.96 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MicroStrategy	34 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Salesforce	76 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MSTR or CRM?

Salesforce has higher revenue and earnings than MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salesforce, 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
MicroStrategy	$463.46M	167.50	-$1.17B	-$5.63	-57.50
Salesforce	$34.86B	8.75	$4.14B	$6.08	52.43

Which has more volatility & risk, MSTR or CRM?

MicroStrategy has a beta of 3.25, indicating that its share price is 225% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Salesforce beats MicroStrategy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.