GoDaddy (GDDY) Competitors

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap 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, GDDY or CRWD?

GoDaddy has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. GoDaddy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, 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
GoDaddy	$4.57B	5.49	$936.90M	$6.45	27.52
CrowdStrike	$3.74B	25.20	$89.33M	$0.51	750.45

Does the media prefer GDDY or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 64 more articles in the media than GoDaddy. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for CrowdStrike and 18 mentions for GoDaddy. GoDaddy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.80 indicating that GoDaddy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GoDaddy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	42 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GDDY or CRWD?

90.3% of GoDaddy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of GoDaddy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of CrowdStrike 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 GDDY or CRWD?

GoDaddy currently has a consensus price target of $213.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.09%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $391.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given GoDaddy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GoDaddy is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GoDaddy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GDDY or CRWD?

GoDaddy received 355 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.76% of users gave GoDaddy an outperform vote while only 70.29% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GoDaddy	Outperform Votes 918 79.76%	Underperform Votes 233 20.24%
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 563 70.29%	Underperform Votes 238 29.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, GDDY or CRWD?

GoDaddy has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GDDY or CRWD more profitable?

GoDaddy has a net margin of 20.49% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 3.39%. GoDaddy's return on equity of 176.06% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GoDaddy	20.49%	176.06%	8.94%
CrowdStrike	3.39%	7.11%	2.72%

Summary

GoDaddy beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.