Symantec (SYMC) Competitors

Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) and Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Is SYMC or AXON 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
Symantec	2.43%	14.94%	5.33%
Axon Enterprise	15.37%	7.50%	3.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYMC or AXON?

Symantec received 340 more outperform votes than Axon Enterprise when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Symantec an outperform vote while only 64.87% of users gave Axon Enterprise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symantec	Outperform Votes 798 64.88%	Underperform Votes 432 35.12%
Axon Enterprise	Outperform Votes 458 64.87%	Underperform Votes 248 35.13%

Do analysts recommend SYMC or AXON?

Axon Enterprise has a consensus price target of $604.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.90%. Given Axon Enterprise's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Axon Enterprise is more favorable than Symantec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symantec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Axon Enterprise	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SYMC or AXON?

Axon Enterprise has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Symantec	$4.73B	3.45	$31M	$1.17	22.59
Axon Enterprise	$2.08B	19.20	$174.23M	$4.79	108.92

Does the media refer more to SYMC or AXON?

In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 33 more articles in the media than Symantec. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 0 mentions for Symantec. Axon Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Symantec's score of 0.00 indicating that Axon Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Symantec	Neutral
Axon Enterprise	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SYMC or AXON?

Symantec has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axon Enterprise has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SYMC or AXON?

90.3% of Symantec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Symantec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Axon Enterprise shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Axon Enterprise beats Symantec on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.