Radware (RDWR) Competitors

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) and Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QNST or RDWR?

Radware received 187 more outperform votes than QuinStreet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.05% of users gave Radware an outperform vote while only 56.88% of users gave QuinStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QuinStreet	Outperform Votes 306 56.88%	Underperform Votes 232 43.12%
Radware	Outperform Votes 493 69.05%	Underperform Votes 221 30.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, QNST or RDWR?

QuinStreet has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radware has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to QNST or RDWR?

In the previous week, QuinStreet had 3 more articles in the media than Radware. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for QuinStreet and 5 mentions for Radware. QuinStreet's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Radware's score of 0.11 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Radware	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QNST or RDWR?

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Radware shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of QuinStreet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Radware shares are owned 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, QNST or RDWR?

Radware has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QuinStreet. Radware is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuinStreet, 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
QuinStreet	$613.51M	1.99	-$31.33M	-$0.40	-54.38
Radware	$261.29M	3.75	-$21.59M	-$0.06	-388.60

Is QNST or RDWR more profitable?

Radware has a net margin of -0.85% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of -2.88%. Radware's return on equity of 1.41% beat QuinStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuinStreet	-2.88%	-8.79%	-5.29%
Radware	-0.85%	1.41%	0.80%

Do analysts rate QNST or RDWR?

QuinStreet presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Radware has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.64%. Given QuinStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than Radware.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Radware	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

QuinStreet and Radware tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.