Sabre (SABR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate VRNS or SABR?

Varonis Systems currently has a consensus price target of $59.44, suggesting a potential upside of 34.52%. Sabre has a consensus price target of $3.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Given Varonis Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than Sabre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varonis Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Sabre	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRNS or SABR?

Varonis Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sabre. Varonis Systems 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
Varonis Systems	$499.16M	9.96	-$100.92M	-$0.75	-58.92
Sabre	$2.91B	0.44	-$527.61M	-$0.79	-4.23

Does the media favor VRNS or SABR?

In the previous week, Sabre had 4 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sabre and 10 mentions for Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Sabre's score of 0.37 indicating that Varonis Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varonis Systems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sabre	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, VRNS or SABR?

Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabre has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRNS or SABR?

Varonis Systems received 440 more outperform votes than Sabre when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.67% of users gave Varonis Systems an outperform vote while only 66.27% of users gave Sabre an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Varonis Systems	Outperform Votes 884 73.67%	Underperform Votes 316 26.33%
Sabre	Outperform Votes 444 66.27%	Underperform Votes 226 33.73%

Is VRNS or SABR more profitable?

Sabre has a net margin of -10.01% compared to Varonis Systems' net margin of -15.31%. Sabre's return on equity of 0.00% beat Varonis Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varonis Systems	-15.31%	-17.58%	-6.74%
Sabre	-10.01%	N/A	-2.98%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VRNS or SABR?

95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Sabre shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Sabre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Varonis Systems beats Sabre on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.