BOX (BOX) Competitors

BOX (NYSE:BOX) and Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) 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, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media favor BOX or NTNX?

In the previous week, BOX had 2 more articles in the media than Nutanix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BOX and 8 mentions for Nutanix. BOX's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Nutanix's score of 0.63 indicating that BOX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOX	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutanix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BOX or NTNX?

BOX has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutanix has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BOX or NTNX more profitable?

BOX has a net margin of 13.94% compared to Nutanix's net margin of -5.81%. Nutanix's return on equity of -7.57% beat BOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	13.94%	-14.41%	5.70%
Nutanix	-5.81%	-7.57%	1.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOX or NTNX?

BOX received 119 more outperform votes than Nutanix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave BOX an outperform vote while only 69.81% of users gave Nutanix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BOX	Outperform Votes 801 71.65%	Underperform Votes 317 28.35%
Nutanix	Outperform Votes 682 69.81%	Underperform Votes 295 30.19%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BOX or NTNX?

86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Nutanix shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of BOX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Nutanix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BOX or NTNX?

BOX currently has a consensus target price of $31.22, suggesting a potential downside of 5.90%. Nutanix has a consensus target price of $73.86, suggesting a potential upside of 6.36%. Given Nutanix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nutanix 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
Nutanix	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BOX or NTNX?

BOX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nutanix. Nutanix 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
BOX	$1.06B	4.49	$129.03M	$0.79	42.00
Nutanix	$2.15B	8.57	-$124.78M	-$0.52	-133.54

Summary

BOX beats Nutanix on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.