nCino (NCNO) Competitors

Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) and nCino (NASDAQ:NCNO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate QTWO or NCNO?

Q2 currently has a consensus price target of $101.06, indicating a potential upside of 33.51%. nCino has a consensus price target of $31.13, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Given Q2's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Q2 is more favorable than nCino.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Q2	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
nCino	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has more risk & volatility, QTWO or NCNO?

Q2 has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nCino has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in QTWO or NCNO?

94.8% of nCino shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Q2 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of nCino shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, QTWO or NCNO?

nCino has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Q2. nCino is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Q2, 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
Q2	$696.46M	6.79	-$38.54M	$0.05	1,513.88
nCino	$540.66M	6.02	-$37.88M	-$0.26	-107.92

Is QTWO or NCNO more profitable?

Q2 has a net margin of 0.66% compared to nCino's net margin of -5.27%. Q2's return on equity of 7.57% beat nCino's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Q2	0.66%	7.57%	3.06%
nCino	-5.27%	0.19%	0.13%

Does the media prefer QTWO or NCNO?

In the previous week, Q2 had 12 more articles in the media than nCino. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Q2 and 5 mentions for nCino. nCino's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Q2's score of 1.11 indicating that nCino is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Q2	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
nCino	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Q2 beats nCino on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.