Opera (OPRA) Competitors

Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) and Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate QTWO or OPRA?

Q2 presently has a consensus price target of $91.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.29%. Opera has a consensus price target of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.51%. Given Opera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Opera is more favorable than Q2.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Q2	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Opera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, QTWO or OPRA?

Opera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Q2. Q2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Opera, 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	$624.62M	9.54	-$65.38M	-$0.96	-102.81
Opera	$447.82M	3.63	$153.30M	$1.97	9.34

Does the media prefer QTWO or OPRA?

In the previous week, Opera had 17 more articles in the media than Q2. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Opera and 16 mentions for Q2. Q2's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Opera's score of 0.35 indicating that Q2 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Q2	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Opera	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QTWO or OPRA?

Q2 received 369 more outperform votes than Opera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.99% of users gave Q2 an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Opera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Q2	Outperform Votes 485 68.99%	Underperform Votes 218 31.01%
Opera	Outperform Votes 116 59.79%	Underperform Votes 78 40.21%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QTWO or OPRA?

10.2% of Opera shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Q2 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 84.4% of Opera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, QTWO or OPRA?

Q2 has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opera has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QTWO or OPRA more profitable?

Opera has a net margin of 39.22% compared to Q2's net margin of -8.40%. Opera's return on equity of 19.22% beat Q2's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Q2	-8.40%	-2.30%	-0.88%
Opera	39.22%	19.22%	17.43%

Summary

Opera beats Q2 on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.