Compass (COMP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOCU or COMP?

DocuSign received 359 more outperform votes than Compass when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.73% of users gave Compass an outperform vote while only 57.60% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 428 57.60%	Underperform Votes 315 42.40%
Compass	Outperform Votes 69 62.73%	Underperform Votes 41 37.27%

Do analysts rate DOCU or COMP?

DocuSign presently has a consensus target price of $92.46, suggesting a potential upside of 12.99%. Compass has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.11%. Given Compass' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compass is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocuSign	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Compass	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility & risk, DOCU or COMP?

DocuSign has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass has a beta of 2.79, meaning that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DOCU or COMP more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Compass' net margin of -2.74%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Compass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%
Compass	-2.74%	-39.72%	-13.01%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DOCU or COMP?

77.6% of DocuSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Compass shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of DocuSign shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Compass shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to DOCU or COMP?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 39 more articles in the media than Compass. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for DocuSign and 2 mentions for Compass. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Compass' score of 0.00 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocuSign	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Compass	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DOCU or COMP?

DocuSign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass. Compass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocuSign, 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
DocuSign	$2.98B	5.57	$73.98M	$5.11	16.01
Compass	$5.63B	0.67	-$321.30M	-$0.31	-23.63

Summary

DocuSign beats Compass on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.