Rapid7 (RPD) Competitors

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts rate QLYS or RPD?

Qualys presently has a consensus price target of $137.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.70%. Rapid7 has a consensus price target of $33.16, suggesting a potential upside of 46.98%. Given Rapid7's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Qualys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qualys	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94
Rapid7	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QLYS or RPD?

99.3% of Qualys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Qualys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, QLYS or RPD?

Qualys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rapid7. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, 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	$607.57M	8.28	$173.68M	$4.89	28.32
Rapid7	$844.01M	1.72	$25.53M	$0.39	57.85

Is QLYS or RPD more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 29.19% compared to Rapid7's net margin of 3.42%. Rapid7's return on equity of 2,043.18% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qualys	29.19%	38.05%	18.77%
Rapid7	3.42%	2,043.18%	3.58%

Does the media favor QLYS or RPD?

In the previous week, Qualys had 10 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Qualys and 8 mentions for Rapid7. Rapid7's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Qualys' score of 0.54 indicating that Rapid7 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Qualys	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rapid7	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, QLYS or RPD?

Qualys has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rapid7 has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rapid7 beats Qualys on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.