DigitalOcean (DOCN) Competitors

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, DOCN or BSY?

DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DOCN or BSY?

DigitalOcean currently has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 6.70%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $59.57, indicating a potential upside of 17.24%. Given Bentley Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bentley Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is DOCN or BSY more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 29.17% compared to DigitalOcean's net margin of 9.30%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 31.71% beat DigitalOcean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalOcean	9.30%	-31.71%	6.51%
Bentley Systems	29.17%	31.71%	8.48%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DOCN or BSY?

49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of DigitalOcean shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DOCN or BSY?

Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalOcean. Bentley Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, 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
DigitalOcean	$735.14M	5.00	$19.41M	$0.53	76.17
Bentley Systems	$1.29B	11.40	$326.71M	$1.07	47.49

Does the media prefer DOCN or BSY?

In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 5 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bentley Systems and 5 mentions for DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Bentley Systems' score of 1.05 indicating that DigitalOcean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalOcean	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOCN or BSY?

Bentley Systems received 5 more outperform votes than DigitalOcean when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave DigitalOcean an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalOcean	Outperform Votes 56 47.06%	Underperform Votes 63 52.94%
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 61 63.54%	Underperform Votes 35 36.46%

Summary

Bentley Systems beats DigitalOcean on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.