BILL (BILL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ZS or BILL?

Zscaler has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BILL has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZS or BILL?

Zscaler received 344 more outperform votes than BILL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.64% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 54.43% of users gave BILL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zscaler	Outperform Votes 510 60.64%	Underperform Votes 331 39.36%
BILL	Outperform Votes 166 54.43%	Underperform Votes 139 45.57%

Does the media favor ZS or BILL?

In the previous week, BILL had 29 more articles in the media than Zscaler. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for BILL and 20 mentions for Zscaler. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat BILL's score of 0.22 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zscaler	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BILL	8 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ZS or BILL?

Zscaler currently has a consensus target price of $224.84, suggesting a potential upside of 19.99%. BILL has a consensus target price of $83.79, suggesting a potential downside of 6.40%. Given Zscaler's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Zscaler is more favorable than BILL.

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
BILL	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZS or BILL?

46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of BILL shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Zscaler shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of BILL shares are owned by 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 BILL 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
Zscaler	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.20%
BILL	0.59%	1.54%	0.67%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ZS or BILL?

BILL has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Zscaler	$2.30B	12.51	-$57.71M	-$0.25	-749.52
BILL	$1.34B	6.90	-$28.88M	-$0.33	-271.27

Summary

Zscaler beats BILL on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.