Sabre (SABR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASAN or SABR?

Sabre received 366 more outperform votes than Asana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Sabre an outperform vote while only 39.70% of users gave Asana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Asana	Outperform Votes 79 39.70%	Underperform Votes 120 60.30%
Sabre	Outperform Votes 445 66.22%	Underperform Votes 227 33.78%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASAN or SABR?

26.2% of Asana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Sabre shares are held by institutional investors. 64.0% of Asana shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Sabre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASAN or SABR more profitable?

Sabre has a net margin of -10.01% compared to Asana's net margin of -36.17%. Sabre's return on equity of 0.00% beat Asana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asana	-36.17%	-86.84%	-27.20%
Sabre	-10.01%	N/A	-2.98%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ASAN or SABR?

Asana has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sabre. Asana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabre, 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
Asana	$706.68M	6.73	-$257.03M	-$1.12	-18.57
Sabre	$2.91B	0.60	-$527.61M	-$0.79	-5.72

Does the media favor ASAN or SABR?

In the previous week, Sabre had 17 more articles in the media than Asana. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Sabre and 6 mentions for Asana. Asana's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Sabre's score of -0.02 indicating that Asana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asana	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sabre	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, ASAN or SABR?

Asana has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabre has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ASAN or SABR?

Asana presently has a consensus price target of $17.73, indicating a potential downside of 14.72%. Sabre has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential downside of 28.10%. Given Asana's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Asana is more favorable than Sabre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asana	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Sabre	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Summary

Sabre beats Asana on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.