Dayforce (DAY) Competitors

Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) and Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DAY or RBLX?

Dayforce has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Roblox. Roblox 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
Dayforce	$1.76B	4.62	$18.10M	$0.11	467.47
Roblox	$3.60B	8.97	-$935.38M	-$1.45	-36.01

Does the media prefer DAY or RBLX?

In the previous week, Roblox had 26 more articles in the media than Dayforce. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Roblox and 16 mentions for Dayforce. Dayforce's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Roblox's score of 1.02 indicating that Dayforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dayforce	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roblox	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

94.5% of Roblox shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Dayforce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Roblox shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer DAY or RBLX?

Dayforce currently has a consensus price target of $77.86, indicating a potential upside of 51.41%. Roblox has a consensus price target of $64.23, indicating a potential upside of 23.00%. Given Dayforce's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dayforce is more favorable than Roblox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dayforce	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Roblox	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DAY or RBLX?

Roblox received 104 more outperform votes than Dayforce when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Dayforce an outperform vote while only 49.45% of users gave Roblox an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dayforce	Outperform Votes 32 61.54%	Underperform Votes 20 38.46%
Roblox	Outperform Votes 136 49.45%	Underperform Votes 139 50.55%

Which has more risk and volatility, DAY or RBLX?

Dayforce has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roblox has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DAY or RBLX more profitable?

Dayforce has a net margin of 1.03% compared to Roblox's net margin of -25.97%. Dayforce's return on equity of 6.49% beat Roblox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dayforce	1.03%	6.49%	1.75%
Roblox	-25.97%	-665.98%	-14.02%

Summary

Roblox beats Dayforce on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.