VeriSign (VRSN) Competitors

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to VRSN or EQIX?

In the previous week, VeriSign had 2 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for VeriSign and 24 mentions for Equinix. VeriSign's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Equinix's score of 1.40 indicating that VeriSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VeriSign	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinix	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRSN or EQIX?

Equinix received 719 more outperform votes than VeriSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.32% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 62.23% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VeriSign	Outperform Votes 397 62.23%	Underperform Votes 241 37.77%
Equinix	Outperform Votes 1116 73.32%	Underperform Votes 406 26.68%

Which has more volatility & risk, VRSN or EQIX?

VeriSign has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRSN or EQIX?

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than VeriSign. VeriSign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, 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
VeriSign	$1.56B	15.20	$785.70M	$8.00	31.28
Equinix	$8.75B	8.76	$815M	$8.55	92.10

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VRSN or EQIX?

92.9% of VeriSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of VeriSign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VRSN or EQIX more profitable?

VeriSign has a net margin of 50.47% compared to Equinix's net margin of 9.32%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.31% beat VeriSign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VeriSign	50.47%	-43.01%	51.54%
Equinix	9.32%	6.31%	2.41%

Do analysts rate VRSN or EQIX?

VeriSign presently has a consensus price target of $262.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.90%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $1,007.59, indicating a potential upside of 27.95%. Given Equinix's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than VeriSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VeriSign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09

Summary

Equinix beats VeriSign on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.