BOX (BOX) Competitors

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

Is BOX or PTC more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 16.95% compared to BOX's net margin of 13.96%. PTC's return on equity of 14.49% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	13.96%	-17.20%	6.15%
PTC	16.95%	14.49%	7.25%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BOX or PTC?

86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of BOX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BOX or PTC?

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than BOX. BOX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PTC, 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
BOX	$1.09B	4.00	$129.03M	$1.35	22.46
PTC	$2.31B	7.70	$376.33M	$3.24	45.67

Which has more risk and volatility, BOX or PTC?

BOX has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BOX or PTC?

BOX presently has a consensus target price of $36.44, indicating a potential upside of 20.20%. PTC has a consensus target price of $192.08, indicating a potential upside of 29.81%. Given PTC's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PTC is more favorable than BOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Does the media refer more to BOX or PTC?

In the previous week, PTC had 11 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for PTC and 17 mentions for BOX. PTC's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat BOX's score of 0.73 indicating that PTC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOX	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PTC	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOX or PTC?

BOX received 174 more outperform votes than PTC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.67% of users gave BOX an outperform vote while only 68.60% of users gave PTC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BOX	Outperform Votes 812 71.67%	Underperform Votes 321 28.33%
PTC	Outperform Votes 638 68.60%	Underperform Votes 292 31.40%

Summary

PTC beats BOX on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.