BILL (BILL) Competitors

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

Is BILL or ZS more profitable?

BILL has a net margin of 0.59% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.58%. BILL's return on equity of 1.54% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BILL	0.59%	1.54%	0.67%
Zscaler	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.20%

Which has more volatility & risk, BILL or ZS?

BILL has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BILL or ZS?

98.0% of BILL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of BILL shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BILL or ZS?

In the previous week, BILL had 57 more articles in the media than Zscaler. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for BILL and 22 mentions for Zscaler. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat BILL's score of 0.31 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BILL	11 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zscaler	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BILL or ZS?

BILL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BILL, 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
BILL	$1.29B	7.14	-$28.88M	-$0.33	-269.63
Zscaler	$2.17B	13.28	-$57.71M	-$0.25	-750.32

Do analysts prefer BILL or ZS?

BILL currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.47%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $224.84, indicating a potential upside of 19.87%. Given Zscaler's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zscaler is more favorable than BILL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BILL	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BILL or ZS?

Zscaler received 342 more outperform votes than BILL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.69% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 54.52% of users gave BILL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BILL	Outperform Votes 169 54.52%	Underperform Votes 141 45.48%
Zscaler	Outperform Votes 511 60.69%	Underperform Votes 331 39.31%

Summary

Zscaler beats BILL on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.