ABM Industries (ABM) Competitors

ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) and Docusign (NASDAQ:DOCU) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, ABM or DOCU?

ABM Industries has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Docusign has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ABM or DOCU?

ABM Industries presently has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Docusign has a consensus price target of $89.77, suggesting a potential upside of 13.68%. Given ABM Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ABM Industries is more favorable than Docusign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABM Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Docusign	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is ABM or DOCU more profitable?

Docusign has a net margin of 36.50% compared to ABM Industries' net margin of 0.93%. Docusign's return on equity of 14.27% beat ABM Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABM Industries	0.93%	12.54%	4.38%
Docusign	36.50%	14.27%	7.34%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABM or DOCU?

Docusign has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ABM Industries. Docusign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ABM Industries, 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
ABM Industries	$8.36B	0.36	$81.40M	$1.24	38.65
Docusign	$2.98B	5.36	$1.07B	$5.29	14.93

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ABM or DOCU?

91.6% of ABM Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Docusign shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of ABM Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Docusign shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ABM or DOCU?

In the previous week, Docusign had 12 more articles in the media than ABM Industries. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Docusign and 11 mentions for ABM Industries. ABM Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Docusign's score of 0.89 indicating that ABM Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ABM Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Docusign	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Docusign beats ABM Industries on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.