Parsons (PSN) Competitors

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and Parsons (NYSE:PSN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is PINS or PSN more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 51.07% compared to Parsons' net margin of 1.30%. Parsons' return on equity of 13.10% beat Pinterest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	51.07%	8.10%	6.97%
Parsons	1.30%	13.10%	5.79%

Do analysts recommend PINS or PSN?

Pinterest currently has a consensus price target of $43.86, suggesting a potential upside of 10.59%. Parsons has a consensus price target of $102.11, suggesting a potential upside of 65.16%. Given Parsons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Parsons is more favorable than Pinterest.

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
Parsons	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PINS or PSN?

Pinterest received 170 more outperform votes than Parsons when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.20% of users gave Parsons 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%
Parsons	Outperform Votes 121 60.20%	Underperform Votes 80 39.80%

Which has more risk and volatility, PINS or PSN?

Pinterest has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parsons has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PINS or PSN?

Pinterest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Parsons. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parsons, 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
Parsons	$6.75B	0.97	$161.15M	$0.76	81.35

Does the media refer more to PINS or PSN?

In the previous week, Parsons had 18 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Parsons and 19 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Parsons' score of 0.20 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinterest	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Parsons	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PINS or PSN?

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Parsons shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.0% of Parsons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pinterest and Parsons tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.