UiPath (PATH) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PATH or ZM?

UiPath has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zoom Video Communications has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PATH or ZM?

Zoom Video Communications received 185 more outperform votes than UiPath when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.97% of users gave Zoom Video Communications an outperform vote while only 39.04% of users gave UiPath an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UiPath	Outperform Votes 130 39.04%	Underperform Votes 203 60.96%
Zoom Video Communications	Outperform Votes 315 50.97%	Underperform Votes 303 49.03%

Does the media favor PATH or ZM?

In the previous week, Zoom Video Communications had 4 more articles in the media than UiPath. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Zoom Video Communications and 19 mentions for UiPath. Zoom Video Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat UiPath's score of 0.86 indicating that Zoom Video Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UiPath	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zoom Video Communications	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate PATH or ZM?

UiPath presently has a consensus target price of $12.78, indicating a potential upside of 18.90%. Zoom Video Communications has a consensus target price of $89.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.87%. Given Zoom Video Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zoom Video Communications is more favorable than UiPath.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UiPath	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zoom Video Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PATH or ZM?

62.5% of UiPath shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Zoom Video Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of UiPath shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Zoom Video Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PATH or ZM more profitable?

Zoom Video Communications has a net margin of 20.34% compared to UiPath's net margin of -6.49%. Zoom Video Communications' return on equity of 10.98% beat UiPath's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UiPath	-6.49%	-4.14%	-2.82%
Zoom Video Communications	20.34%	10.98%	8.89%

Which has better earnings and valuation, PATH or ZM?

Zoom Video Communications has higher revenue and earnings than UiPath. UiPath is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zoom Video Communications, 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	$1.43B	4.15	-$89.88M	-$0.13	-82.69
Zoom Video Communications	$4.67B	4.72	$637.46M	$3.21	22.47

Summary

Zoom Video Communications beats UiPath on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.