Dayforce (DAY) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to DDOG or DAY?

In the previous week, Datadog had 7 more articles in the media than Dayforce. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Datadog and 26 mentions for Dayforce. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Dayforce's score of 0.67 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Datadog	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dayforce	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DDOG or DAY?

78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Datadog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Dayforce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DDOG or DAY more profitable?

Datadog has a net margin of 6.85% compared to Dayforce's net margin of 1.03%. Datadog's return on equity of 8.28% beat Dayforce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datadog	6.85%	8.28%	4.55%
Dayforce	1.03%	6.49%	1.75%

Which has more volatility & risk, DDOG or DAY?

Datadog has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dayforce has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DDOG or DAY?

Datadog currently has a consensus price target of $150.33, indicating a potential upside of 50.12%. Dayforce has a consensus price target of $74.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.90%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Datadog is more favorable than Dayforce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datadog	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Dayforce	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DDOG or DAY?

Datadog received 283 more outperform votes than Dayforce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.32% of users gave Datadog an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Dayforce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Datadog	Outperform Votes 317 66.32%	Underperform Votes 161 33.68%
Dayforce	Outperform Votes 34 60.71%	Underperform Votes 22 39.29%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DDOG or DAY?

Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Dayforce. Datadog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dayforce, 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
Datadog	$2.68B	12.79	$183.75M	$0.51	196.35
Dayforce	$1.76B	5.14	$18.10M	$0.11	519.86

Summary

Datadog beats Dayforce on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.