Oracle (ORCL) Competitors

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ORCL or NOW?

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than ServiceNow. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, 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
Oracle	$55.78B	7.66	$10.47B	$4.26	35.87
ServiceNow	$10.98B	15.53	$1.43B	$6.83	121.22

Do analysts rate ORCL or NOW?

Oracle presently has a consensus price target of $179.20, suggesting a potential upside of 17.26%. ServiceNow has a consensus price target of $1,100.31, suggesting a potential upside of 32.90%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Oracle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oracle	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
ServiceNow	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is ORCL or NOW more profitable?

Oracle has a net margin of 21.16% compared to ServiceNow's net margin of 12.97%. Oracle's return on equity of 133.25% beat ServiceNow's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oracle	21.16%	133.25%	9.55%
ServiceNow	12.97%	17.11%	8.18%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ORCL or NOW?

Oracle received 737 more outperform votes than ServiceNow when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.26% of users gave ServiceNow an outperform vote while only 69.68% of users gave Oracle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oracle	Outperform Votes 2133 69.68%	Underperform Votes 928 30.32%
ServiceNow	Outperform Votes 1396 75.26%	Underperform Votes 459 24.74%

Does the media refer more to ORCL or NOW?

In the previous week, Oracle had 82 more articles in the media than ServiceNow. MarketBeat recorded 143 mentions for Oracle and 61 mentions for ServiceNow. ServiceNow's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Oracle's score of 0.84 indicating that ServiceNow is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oracle	76 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	34 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ServiceNow	47 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ORCL or NOW?

Oracle has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServiceNow has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ORCL or NOW?

42.4% of Oracle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of Oracle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ServiceNow shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oracle beats ServiceNow on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.