SecureWorks (SCWX) Competitors

Rosetta Stone (NYSE:RST) and SecureWorks (NASDAQ:SCWX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RST or SCWX?

86.0% of Rosetta Stone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of SecureWorks shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Rosetta Stone shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.5% of SecureWorks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RST or SCWX?

Rosetta Stone received 59 more outperform votes than SecureWorks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.53% of users gave Rosetta Stone an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave SecureWorks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rosetta Stone	Outperform Votes 355 68.53%	Underperform Votes 163 31.47%
SecureWorks	Outperform Votes 296 56.60%	Underperform Votes 227 43.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, RST or SCWX?

Rosetta Stone has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SecureWorks has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is RST or SCWX more profitable?

Rosetta Stone has a net margin of -10.28% compared to SecureWorks' net margin of -21.23%. Rosetta Stone's return on equity of 0.00% beat SecureWorks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rosetta Stone	-10.28%	N/A	-9.91%
SecureWorks	-21.23%	-4.94%	-3.43%

Does the media refer more to RST or SCWX?

In the previous week, SecureWorks had 1 more articles in the media than Rosetta Stone. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SecureWorks and 1 mentions for Rosetta Stone. SecureWorks' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Rosetta Stone's score of 0.00 indicating that SecureWorks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rosetta Stone	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SecureWorks	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RST or SCWX?

Rosetta Stone has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SecureWorks. Rosetta Stone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SecureWorks, 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
Rosetta Stone	$182.70M	4.04	-$12.96M	-$0.55	-54.53
SecureWorks	$365.88M	2.03	-$86.04M	-$0.85	-9.85

Do analysts prefer RST or SCWX?

SecureWorks has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.37%. Given SecureWorks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SecureWorks is more favorable than Rosetta Stone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rosetta Stone	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
SecureWorks	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

Rosetta Stone and SecureWorks tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.