ePlus (PLUS) Competitors

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) and ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, PEGA or PLUS?

Pegasystems has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ePlus has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEGA or PLUS more profitable?

Pegasystems has a net margin of 6.63% compared to ePlus' net margin of 4.93%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.09% beat ePlus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pegasystems	6.63%	32.09%	9.45%
ePlus	4.93%	11.23%	6.19%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PEGA or PLUS?

46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of ePlus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEGA or PLUS?

Pegasystems received 227 more outperform votes than ePlus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.15% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 496 60.34%	Underperform Votes 326 39.66%
ePlus	Outperform Votes 269 63.15%	Underperform Votes 157 36.85%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PEGA or PLUS?

ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Pegasystems. ePlus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, 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
Pegasystems	$1.50B	3.88	$99.19M	$1.01	67.04
ePlus	$2.13B	0.72	$115.78M	$3.92	14.76

Does the media favor PEGA or PLUS?

In the previous week, ePlus had 7 more articles in the media than Pegasystems. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for ePlus and 12 mentions for Pegasystems. Pegasystems' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat ePlus' score of 0.38 indicating that Pegasystems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pegasystems	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ePlus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend PEGA or PLUS?

Pegasystems presently has a consensus price target of $99.36, suggesting a potential upside of 46.75%. ePlus has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.60%. Given ePlus' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ePlus is more favorable than Pegasystems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
ePlus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Pegasystems beats ePlus on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.