ScanSource (SCSC) Competitors

Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) and ScanSource (NASDAQ:SCSC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScanSource has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys presently has a consensus target price of $146.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.46%. Given Agilysys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Agilysys is more favorable than ScanSource.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilysys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ScanSource	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor AGYS or SCSC?

In the previous week, Agilysys had 15 more articles in the media than ScanSource. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Agilysys and 3 mentions for ScanSource. ScanSource's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Agilysys' score of 0.60 indicating that ScanSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilysys	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ScanSource	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ScanSource. ScanSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, 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
Agilysys	$237.46M	15.42	$86.19M	$3.51	37.32
ScanSource	$3.26B	0.37	$77.06M	$3.12	16.06

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGYS or SCSC?

88.0% of Agilysys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of ScanSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Agilysys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of ScanSource shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AGYS or SCSC more profitable?

Agilysys has a net margin of 37.54% compared to ScanSource's net margin of 2.49%. Agilysys' return on equity of 10.53% beat ScanSource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilysys	37.54%	10.53%	6.91%
ScanSource	2.49%	8.53%	4.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGYS or SCSC?

Agilysys received 87 more outperform votes than ScanSource when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.75% of users gave Agilysys an outperform vote while only 57.25% of users gave ScanSource an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agilysys	Outperform Votes 320 63.75%	Underperform Votes 182 36.25%
ScanSource	Outperform Votes 233 57.25%	Underperform Votes 174 42.75%

Summary

Agilysys beats ScanSource on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.