BOX (BOX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CYBR or BOX?

CyberArk Software has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOX has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CYBR or BOX?

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than CyberArk Software. CyberArk Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, 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
CyberArk Software	$1.00B	16.85	-$93.46M	-$1.95	-174.98
BOX	$1.09B	4.17	$129.03M	$1.35	23.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CYBR or BOX?

CyberArk Software received 98 more outperform votes than BOX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.14% of users gave CyberArk Software an outperform vote while only 71.71% of users gave BOX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CyberArk Software	Outperform Votes 909 72.14%	Underperform Votes 351 27.86%
BOX	Outperform Votes 811 71.71%	Underperform Votes 320 28.29%

Does the media refer more to CYBR or BOX?

In the previous week, CyberArk Software had 3 more articles in the media than BOX. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for CyberArk Software and 25 mentions for BOX. CyberArk Software's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat BOX's score of 0.90 indicating that CyberArk Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CyberArk Software	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BOX	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CYBR or BOX?

CyberArk Software presently has a consensus target price of $418.15, suggesting a potential upside of 22.55%. BOX has a consensus target price of $37.11, suggesting a potential upside of 17.39%. Given CyberArk Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CyberArk Software is more favorable than BOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CyberArk Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
BOX	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is CYBR or BOX more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 13.96% compared to CyberArk Software's net margin of -9.34%. CyberArk Software's return on equity of 0.45% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CyberArk Software	-9.34%	0.45%	0.24%
BOX	13.96%	-17.20%	6.15%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CYBR or BOX?

91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of BOX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of BOX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CyberArk Software beats BOX on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.