Pinterest (PINS) Competitors

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PINS or INFY?

Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than Pinterest. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Infosys, 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
Pinterest	$3.65B	7.38	$1.86B	$2.69	14.74
Infosys	$18.56B	4.76	$3.17B	$0.79	27.02

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PINS or INFY?

Infosys received 208 more outperform votes than Pinterest when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.69% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 52.91% of users gave Pinterest an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pinterest	Outperform Votes 291 52.91%	Underperform Votes 259 47.09%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 499 55.69%	Underperform Votes 397 44.31%

Does the media prefer PINS or INFY?

In the previous week, Infosys had 5 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Infosys and 18 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Infosys' score of 0.05 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinterest	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Infosys	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PINS or INFY more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 51.07% compared to Infosys' net margin of 17.28%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat Pinterest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	51.07%	8.10%	6.97%
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PINS or INFY?

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Infosys shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PINS or INFY?

Pinterest has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PINS or INFY?

Pinterest presently has a consensus price target of $43.86, suggesting a potential upside of 10.59%. Infosys has a consensus price target of $20.22, suggesting a potential downside of 5.27%. Given Pinterest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Infosys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Infosys	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Infosys beats Pinterest on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.