Symantec (SYMC) Competitors

Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) and Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is AXON or SYMC more profitable?

Axon Enterprise has a net margin of 15.37% compared to Symantec's net margin of 2.43%. Symantec's return on equity of 14.94% beat Axon Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axon Enterprise	15.37%	7.50%	3.78%
Symantec	2.43%	14.94%	5.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, AXON or SYMC?

Axon Enterprise has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symantec has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AXON or SYMC?

79.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Symantec shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Symantec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AXON or SYMC?

Axon Enterprise presently has a consensus price target of $626.45, suggesting a potential upside of 3.76%. Given Axon Enterprise's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Axon Enterprise is more favorable than Symantec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axon Enterprise	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Symantec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AXON or SYMC?

Axon Enterprise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Symantec. Symantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axon Enterprise, 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
Axon Enterprise	$2.08B	22.57	$174.23M	$4.79	126.05
Symantec	$4.73B	3.27	$31M	$1.17	21.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AXON or SYMC?

Symantec received 339 more outperform votes than Axon Enterprise when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.92% of users gave Axon Enterprise an outperform vote while only 64.88% of users gave Symantec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axon Enterprise	Outperform Votes 459 64.92%	Underperform Votes 248 35.08%
Symantec	Outperform Votes 798 64.88%	Underperform Votes 432 35.12%

Does the media prefer AXON or SYMC?

In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 40 more articles in the media than Symantec. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 0 mentions for Symantec. Axon Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Symantec's score of 0.00 indicating that Axon Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Axon Enterprise	Positive
Symantec	Neutral

Summary

Axon Enterprise beats Symantec on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.