UiPath (PATH) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PATH or ZS?

UiPath has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PATH or ZS more profitable?

Zscaler has a net margin of -1.58% compared to UiPath's net margin of -6.49%. Zscaler's return on equity of -0.75% beat UiPath's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UiPath	-6.49%	-4.14%	-2.82%
Zscaler	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.20%

Does the media favor PATH or ZS?

In the previous week, Zscaler had 14 more articles in the media than UiPath. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Zscaler and 6 mentions for UiPath. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat UiPath's score of 0.79 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UiPath	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zscaler	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PATH or ZS?

Zscaler has higher revenue and earnings than UiPath. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UiPath, 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
UiPath	$1.31B	5.64	-$89.88M	-$0.16	-83.97
Zscaler	$2.17B	14.05	-$57.71M	-$0.25	-794.24

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PATH or ZS?

Zscaler received 384 more outperform votes than UiPath when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 40.44% of users gave UiPath an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UiPath	Outperform Votes 129 40.44%	Underperform Votes 190 59.56%
Zscaler	Outperform Votes 513 60.71%	Underperform Votes 332 39.29%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PATH or ZS?

62.5% of UiPath shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of UiPath shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PATH or ZS?

UiPath presently has a consensus price target of $17.44, indicating a potential upside of 29.84%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $226.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.10%. Given UiPath's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UiPath is more favorable than Zscaler.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UiPath	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Zscaler	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Summary

Zscaler beats UiPath on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.