Parsons (PSN) Competitors $64.09 -0.83 (-1.28%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.10 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 04/15/2025 04:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PSN vs. CHKP, SRAD, TTD, GDDY, ZM, IOT, PINS, PTC, OKTA, and NTNXShould you be buying Parsons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parsons include Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Sportradar Group (SRAD), Trade Desk (TTD), GoDaddy (GDDY), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), Pinterest (PINS), PTC (PTC), Okta (OKTA), and Nutanix (NTNX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Parsons vs. Check Point Software Technologies Sportradar Group Trade Desk GoDaddy Zoom Video Communications Samsara Pinterest PTC Okta Nutanix Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) and Parsons (NYSE:PSN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHKP or PSN? Check Point Software Technologies received 800 more outperform votes than Parsons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.10% of users gave Check Point Software Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.68% of users gave Parsons an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCheck Point Software TechnologiesOutperform Votes92564.10% Underperform Votes51835.90% ParsonsOutperform Votes12560.68% Underperform Votes8139.32% Is CHKP or PSN more profitable? Check Point Software Technologies has a net margin of 32.97% compared to Parsons' net margin of 1.30%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 32.40% beat Parsons' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Check Point Software Technologies32.97% 32.40% 16.26% Parsons 1.30%12.82%5.73% Which has more volatility & risk, CHKP or PSN? Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parsons has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CHKP or PSN? Check Point Software Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $236.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.19%. Parsons has a consensus target price of $96.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.58%. Given Parsons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Parsons is more favorable than Check Point Software Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Check Point Software Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Parsons 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CHKP or PSN? Check Point Software Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Parsons. Check Point Software Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parsons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheck Point Software Technologies$2.57B9.62$845.70M$7.4730.05Parsons$6.75B1.01$161.15M$0.7684.32 Does the media prefer CHKP or PSN? In the previous week, Check Point Software Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Parsons. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies and 18 mentions for Parsons. Check Point Software Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Parsons' score of 0.90 indicating that Check Point Software Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Check Point Software Technologies 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Parsons 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHKP or PSN? 98.5% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Parsons shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Parsons shares are owned by company 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. SummaryCheck Point Software Technologies beats Parsons on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Parsons News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricParsonsComputer integrated systems design IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.84B$3.38B$7.02B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A2.31%2.69%4.22%P/E Ratio84.3258.1929.7531.15Price / Sales1.0116.97154.9725.69Price / Cash16.0034.8531.6117.53Price / Book2.704.664.564.29Net Income$161.15M$38.20M$195.82M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.39%-0.06%-0.27%-0.79%1 Month Performance9.94%-10.78%-6.20%-6.88%1 Year Performance-18.82%-6.78%4.18%1.74% Parsons Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSNParsons4.0793 of 5 stars$64.09-1.3%$96.50+50.6%-18.8%$6.84B$6.75B84.326,180Analyst ForecastCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.1223 of 5 stars$213.76-0.8%$236.13+10.5%+42.4%$23.51B$2.57B28.625,800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSRADSportradar Group3.0142 of 5 stars$20.68+1.8%$26.00+25.7%+129.1%$23.01B$1.11B103.412,960Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeTTDTrade Desk3.8872 of 5 stars$46.34+0.2%$114.38+146.8%-39.2%$22.99B$2.44B59.412,770Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGDDYGoDaddy4.4381 of 5 stars$162.39-1.2%$212.20+30.7%+44.4%$22.95B$4.57B25.186,910Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeZMZoom Video Communications4.4018 of 5 stars$68.05+0.4%$89.33+31.3%+20.2%$20.77B$4.67B22.688,480Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownIOTSamsara3.1795 of 5 stars$33.50+0.1%$49.60+48.1%+27.0%$19.07B$1.25B-71.271,620Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumePINSPinterest4.3746 of 5 stars$25.31-1.8%$43.17+70.6%-20.2%$17.16B$3.65B9.413,990Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumePTCPTC4.5409 of 5 stars$139.69-0.1%$210.09+50.4%-17.3%$16.81B$2.31B43.116,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOKTAOkta4.635 of 5 stars$91.24-0.8%$116.09+27.2%+6.3%$15.84B$2.61B-260.696,010Insider TradePositive NewsNTNXNutanix4.8809 of 5 stars$58.62+0.2%$87.79+49.8%+2.9%$15.63B$2.32B-167.497,150Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHKP Competitors SRAD Competitors TTD Competitors GDDY Competitors ZM Competitors IOT Competitors PINS Competitors PTC Competitors OKTA Competitors NTNX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PSN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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