Qualys (QLYS) Competitors

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and Workiva (NYSE:WK) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, QLYS or WK?

Qualys has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workiva has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, QLYS or WK?

Qualys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Workiva. Workiva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qualys, 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
Qualys	$592.95M	9.07	$151.60M	$4.54	32.39
Workiva	$630.04M	8.10	-$127.53M	-$0.92	-100.17

Does the media prefer QLYS or WK?

In the previous week, Qualys had 6 more articles in the media than Workiva. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Qualys and 3 mentions for Workiva. Workiva's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Qualys' score of 0.37 indicating that Workiva is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Qualys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Workiva	2 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 QLYS or WK?

Qualys received 118 more outperform votes than Workiva when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.58% of users gave Workiva an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Qualys	Outperform Votes 520 58.30%	Underperform Votes 372 41.70%
Workiva	Outperform Votes 402 65.58%	Underperform Votes 211 34.42%

Is QLYS or WK more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 28.72% compared to Workiva's net margin of -7.15%. Qualys' return on equity of 40.24% beat Workiva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qualys	28.72%	40.24%	19.19%
Workiva	-7.15%	N/A	-3.58%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QLYS or WK?

99.3% of Qualys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Workiva shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Qualys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Workiva shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend QLYS or WK?

Qualys currently has a consensus price target of $152.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.92%. Workiva has a consensus price target of $103.20, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Workiva's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Workiva is more favorable than Qualys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qualys	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94
Workiva	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Qualys beats Workiva on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.