ePlus (PLUS) Competitors

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

Is PLUS or PEGA 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
ePlus	4.93%	11.23%	6.19%
Pegasystems	6.63%	32.09%	9.45%

Does the media refer more to PLUS or PEGA?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 9 more articles in the media than ePlus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Pegasystems and 7 mentions for ePlus. Pegasystems' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat ePlus' score of 0.61 indicating that Pegasystems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ePlus	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pegasystems	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PLUS or PEGA?

ePlus presently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.24%. Pegasystems has a consensus target price of $99.36, suggesting a potential upside of 30.78%. Given ePlus' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ePlus is more favorable than Pegasystems.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PLUS or PEGA?

ePlus has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLUS or PEGA?

Pegasystems received 229 more outperform votes than ePlus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.12% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ePlus	Outperform Votes 267 63.12%	Underperform Votes 156 36.88%
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 496 60.34%	Underperform Votes 326 39.66%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PLUS or PEGA?

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
ePlus	$2.13B	0.82	$115.78M	$3.92	16.73
Pegasystems	$1.50B	4.36	$99.19M	$1.01	75.23

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLUS or PEGA?

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

Summary

Pegasystems beats ePlus on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.