Asana (ASAN) Competitors

Asana (NYSE:ASAN) and Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASAN or TWLO?

26.2% of Asana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Twilio shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.0% of Asana shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Twilio shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASAN or TWLO more profitable?

Twilio has a net margin of -2.45% compared to Asana's net margin of -36.17%. Twilio's return on equity of 1.38% beat Asana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asana	-36.17%	-86.84%	-27.20%
Twilio	-2.45%	1.38%	1.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASAN or TWLO?

Twilio received 671 more outperform votes than Asana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.55% of users gave Twilio an outperform vote while only 38.76% of users gave Asana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Asana	Outperform Votes 81 38.76%	Underperform Votes 128 61.24%
Twilio	Outperform Votes 752 64.55%	Underperform Votes 413 35.45%

Which has more volatility and risk, ASAN or TWLO?

Asana has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twilio has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ASAN or TWLO?

Asana presently has a consensus price target of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.95%. Twilio has a consensus price target of $135.35, indicating a potential upside of 56.94%. Given Twilio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Twilio is more favorable than Asana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asana	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Twilio	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASAN or TWLO?

Twilio has higher revenue and earnings than Asana. Twilio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Asana, 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
Asana	$723.88M	5.00	-$257.03M	-$1.11	-13.98
Twilio	$4.46B	2.95	-$109.40M	-$0.64	-134.75

Does the media prefer ASAN or TWLO?

In the previous week, Twilio had 14 more articles in the media than Asana. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Twilio and 16 mentions for Asana. Twilio's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Asana's score of 0.91 indicating that Twilio is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asana	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Twilio	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Twilio beats Asana on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.