Nutanix (NTNX) Competitors

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) and NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTNX or NTES?

85.3% of Nutanix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of NetEase shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Nutanix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of NetEase shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NTNX or NTES?

Nutanix has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetEase has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NTNX or NTES?

In the previous week, Nutanix had 5 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nutanix and 4 mentions for NetEase. Nutanix's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat NetEase's score of 0.68 indicating that Nutanix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nutanix	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NetEase	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTNX or NTES?

Nutanix received 23 more outperform votes than NetEase when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.09% of users gave Nutanix an outperform vote while only 69.11% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nutanix	Outperform Votes 703 70.09%	Underperform Votes 300 29.91%
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.11%	Underperform Votes 304 30.89%

Do analysts prefer NTNX or NTES?

Nutanix presently has a consensus target price of $87.79, indicating a potential upside of 17.12%. NetEase has a consensus target price of $114.57, indicating a potential upside of 14.58%. Given Nutanix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nutanix is more favorable than NetEase.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nutanix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is NTNX or NTES more profitable?

NetEase has a net margin of 28.17% compared to Nutanix's net margin of -3.54%. NetEase's return on equity of 22.12% beat Nutanix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutanix	-3.54%	-12.28%	3.30%
NetEase	28.17%	22.12%	15.73%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTNX or NTES?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than Nutanix. Nutanix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetEase, 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
Nutanix	$2.32B	8.62	-$124.78M	-$0.28	-267.70
NetEase	$105.30B	0.61	$4.14B	$6.37	15.70

Summary

Nutanix beats NetEase on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.