SailPoint (SAIL) Competitors

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) and SailPoint (NASDAQ:SAIL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ZS or SAIL?

46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Zscaler shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of SailPoint shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ZS or SAIL more profitable?

SailPoint has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.52%. SailPoint's return on equity of 0.00% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zscaler	-1.52%	-0.59%	-0.18%
SailPoint	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor ZS or SAIL?

In the previous week, Zscaler had 16 more articles in the media than SailPoint. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Zscaler and 6 mentions for SailPoint. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat SailPoint's score of 1.05 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zscaler	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SailPoint	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ZS or SAIL?

Zscaler currently has a consensus price target of $296.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.92%. SailPoint has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.39%. Given SailPoint's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SailPoint is more favorable than Zscaler.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
SailPoint	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZS or SAIL?

Zscaler has higher revenue and earnings than SailPoint.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zscaler	$2.55B	16.66	-$57.71M	-$0.26	-1,048.15
SailPoint	$861.61M	13.24	-$315.83M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Zscaler beats SailPoint on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.