Zscaler (ZS) Competitors

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer ZS or CRWD?

Zscaler presently has a consensus price target of $226.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.10%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $383.08, indicating a potential downside of 5.79%. Given Zscaler's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zscaler is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ZS or CRWD?

46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Zscaler shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held 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.

Is ZS or CRWD more profitable?

CrowdStrike has a net margin of 3.39% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.58%. CrowdStrike's return on equity of 7.11% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zscaler	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.20%
CrowdStrike	3.39%	7.11%	2.72%

Does the media refer more to ZS or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 73 more articles in the media than Zscaler. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for CrowdStrike and 20 mentions for Zscaler. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Zscaler's score of 1.02 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zscaler	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	65 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZS or CRWD?

CrowdStrike received 44 more outperform votes than Zscaler when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.24% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zscaler	Outperform Votes 513 60.71%	Underperform Votes 332 39.29%
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 557 70.24%	Underperform Votes 236 29.76%

Which has more volatility & risk, ZS or CRWD?

Zscaler has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ZS or CRWD?

CrowdStrike has higher revenue and earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, 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
Zscaler	$2.17B	14.05	-$57.71M	-$0.25	-794.24
CrowdStrike	$3.06B	32.78	$89.33M	$0.51	797.30

Summary

CrowdStrike beats Zscaler on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.