Kyndryl (KD) Competitors

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, KD or EA?

Electronic Arts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kyndryl. Electronic Arts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kyndryl, 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
Kyndryl	$15.06B	0.60	$251M	$1.03	38.02
Electronic Arts	$7.46B	5.04	$1.12B	$4.24	35.34

Which has more volatility & risk, KD or EA?

Kyndryl has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KD or EA?

Kyndryl currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.47%. Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $162.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Given Kyndryl's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kyndryl is more favorable than Electronic Arts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyndryl	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Does the media favor KD or EA?

In the previous week, Electronic Arts had 22 more articles in the media than Kyndryl. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Electronic Arts and 11 mentions for Kyndryl. Kyndryl's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.59 indicating that Kyndryl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kyndryl	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electronic Arts	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KD or EA?

71.5% of Kyndryl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Kyndryl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KD or EA more profitable?

Electronic Arts has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Kyndryl's net margin of 1.67%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 18.73% beat Kyndryl's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyndryl	1.67%	15.97%	1.88%
Electronic Arts	15.02%	18.73%	10.37%

Summary

Electronic Arts beats Kyndryl on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.