N-able (NABL) Competitors

N-able (NYSE:NABL) and SentinelOne (NYSE:S) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is NABL or S more profitable?

N-able has a net margin of 3.47% compared to SentinelOne's net margin of -49.36%. N-able's return on equity of 5.20% beat SentinelOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N-able	3.47%	5.20%	3.09%
SentinelOne	-49.36%	-15.95%	-10.89%

Do analysts recommend NABL or S?

N-able presently has a consensus price target of $9.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.75%. SentinelOne has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 36.27%. Given SentinelOne's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SentinelOne is more favorable than N-able.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N-able	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
SentinelOne	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NABL or S?

N-able has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SentinelOne. SentinelOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N-able, 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
N-able	$466.15M	3.31	$30.96M	$0.09	90.78
SentinelOne	$821.46M	7.37	-$288.44M	-$1.32	-13.80

Does the media prefer NABL or S?

In the previous week, SentinelOne had 7 more articles in the media than N-able. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SentinelOne and 1 mentions for N-able. SentinelOne's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat N-able's score of 0.00 indicating that SentinelOne is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
N-able	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SentinelOne	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NABL or S?

96.4% of N-able shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of SentinelOne shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of N-able shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of SentinelOne 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, NABL or S?

N-able has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SentinelOne has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SentinelOne beats N-able on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.