Kyndryl (KD) Competitors

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KD or ZS?

Zscaler received 499 more outperform votes than Kyndryl when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.64% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 52.38% of users gave Kyndryl an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kyndryl	Outperform Votes 11 52.38%	Underperform Votes 10 47.62%
Zscaler	Outperform Votes 510 60.64%	Underperform Votes 331 39.36%

Does the media favor KD or ZS?

In the previous week, Zscaler had 11 more articles in the media than Kyndryl. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Zscaler and 9 mentions for Kyndryl. Kyndryl's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Zscaler's score of 0.53 indicating that Kyndryl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kyndryl	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zscaler	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer KD or ZS?

Kyndryl presently has a consensus price target of $34.60, suggesting a potential upside of 0.26%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $224.84, suggesting a potential upside of 19.99%. Given Zscaler's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zscaler is more favorable than Kyndryl.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyndryl	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has more volatility and risk, KD or ZS?

Kyndryl has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KD or ZS?

71.5% of Kyndryl shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kyndryl shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are owned by company 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.

Is KD or ZS more profitable?

Kyndryl has a net margin of -0.58% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.58%. Zscaler's return on equity of -0.75% beat Kyndryl's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyndryl	-0.58%	-4.09%	-0.46%
Zscaler	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.20%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KD or ZS?

Zscaler has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kyndryl. Zscaler 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	$15.30B	0.52	-$340M	-$0.39	-88.49
Zscaler	$2.30B	12.51	-$57.71M	-$0.25	-749.52

Summary

Zscaler beats Kyndryl on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.