Envestnet (ENV) Competitors

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and Envestnet (NYSE:ENV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AKAM or ENV?

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Envestnet. Envestnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akamai Technologies, 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
Akamai Technologies	$3.81B	3.66	$547.63M	$3.38	27.49
Envestnet	$1.25B	2.81	-$238.72M	-$4.77	-13.24

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AKAM or ENV?

Akamai Technologies received 868 more outperform votes than Envestnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.69% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.78% of users gave Envestnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1224 68.69%	Underperform Votes 558 31.31%
Envestnet	Outperform Votes 356 56.78%	Underperform Votes 271 43.22%

Which has more volatility and risk, AKAM or ENV?

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envestnet has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AKAM or ENV more profitable?

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 13.27% compared to Envestnet's net margin of -19.56%. Envestnet's return on equity of 20.65% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies	13.27%	14.63%	6.85%
Envestnet	-19.56%	20.65%	6.21%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AKAM or ENV?

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Envestnet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AKAM or ENV?

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Envestnet. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 9 mentions for Envestnet. Envestnet's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.85 indicating that Envestnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Envestnet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AKAM or ENV?

Akamai Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $117.47, suggesting a potential upside of 26.45%. Envestnet has a consensus price target of $61.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.00%. Given Akamai Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than Envestnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akamai Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Envestnet	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats Envestnet on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.