N-able (NABL) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWAN or NABL?

50.1% of Clearwater Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of N-able shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Clearwater Analytics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of N-able shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CWAN or NABL?

Clearwater Analytics has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, N-able has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CWAN or NABL?

Clearwater Analytics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than N-able. Clearwater Analytics 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
Clearwater Analytics	$451.80M	12.67	$424.38M	$1.59	12.31
N-able	$466.15M	3.06	$30.96M	$0.02	381.75

Do analysts prefer CWAN or NABL?

Clearwater Analytics presently has a consensus price target of $32.67, indicating a potential upside of 66.87%. N-able has a consensus price target of $9.31, indicating a potential upside of 21.97%. Given Clearwater Analytics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clearwater Analytics is more favorable than N-able.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearwater Analytics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
N-able	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is CWAN or NABL more profitable?

Clearwater Analytics has a net margin of 73.74% compared to N-able's net margin of 0.59%. N-able's return on equity of 4.13% beat Clearwater Analytics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearwater Analytics	73.74%	3.23%	2.44%
N-able	0.59%	4.13%	2.42%

Does the media prefer CWAN or NABL?

In the previous week, Clearwater Analytics had 14 more articles in the media than N-able. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Clearwater Analytics and 7 mentions for N-able. Clearwater Analytics' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat N-able's score of -0.03 indicating that Clearwater Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clearwater Analytics	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
N-able	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Clearwater Analytics beats N-able on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.