Sapiens International (SPNS) Competitors

Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is SPNS or PEGA a better dividend stock?

Sapiens International pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pegasystems pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Sapiens International pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pegasystems pays out 11.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SPNS or PEGA?

Pegasystems has higher revenue and earnings than Sapiens International. Sapiens International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, 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
Sapiens International	$542.38M	2.81	$62.44M	$1.29	21.16
Pegasystems	$1.50B	4.35	$99.19M	$1.01	75.02

Is SPNS or PEGA more profitable?

Sapiens International has a net margin of 13.31% compared to Pegasystems' net margin of 6.63%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 32.09% beat Sapiens International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sapiens International	13.31%	17.42%	11.85%
Pegasystems	6.63%	32.09%	9.45%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPNS or PEGA?

Pegasystems received 178 more outperform votes than Sapiens International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.11% of users gave Sapiens International an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Pegasystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sapiens International	Outperform Votes 318 66.11%	Underperform Votes 163 33.89%
Pegasystems	Outperform Votes 496 60.34%	Underperform Votes 326 39.66%

Which has more risk & volatility, SPNS or PEGA?

Sapiens International has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SPNS or PEGA?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 13 more articles in the media than Sapiens International. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Pegasystems and 4 mentions for Sapiens International. Sapiens International's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.78 indicating that Sapiens International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sapiens International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Pegasystems	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SPNS or PEGA?

30.7% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Pegasystems shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are owned by company 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.

Do analysts prefer SPNS or PEGA?

Sapiens International presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.76%. Pegasystems has a consensus price target of $99.36, indicating a potential upside of 31.14%. Given Pegasystems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pegasystems is more favorable than Sapiens International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sapiens International	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Pegasystems beats Sapiens International on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.