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$74.62 +0.71 (+0.96%)
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$73.55 -1.07 (-1.43%)
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PSN vs. HUBS, GDDY, CHKP, ZM, PINS, IOT, DUOL, PTC, NTNX, and CYBR

Should you be buying Parsons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parsons include HubSpot (HUBS), GoDaddy (GDDY), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Zoom Communications (ZM), Pinterest (PINS), Samsara (IOT), Duolingo (DUOL), PTC (PTC), Nutanix (NTNX), and CyberArk Software (CYBR). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Parsons vs. Its Competitors

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) and Parsons (NYSE:PSN) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Parsons has a net margin of 3.86% compared to HubSpot's net margin of -0.85%. Parsons' return on equity of 13.01% beat HubSpot's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HubSpot-0.85% 0.14% 0.07%
Parsons 3.86%13.01%5.91%

In the previous week, Parsons had 11 more articles in the media than HubSpot. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Parsons and 21 mentions for HubSpot. HubSpot's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Parsons' score of 0.31 indicating that HubSpot is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HubSpot
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Parsons
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

HubSpot has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parsons has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Parsons has higher revenue and earnings than HubSpot. HubSpot 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 Ratio
HubSpot$2.63B11.24$4.63M-$0.45-1,244.77
Parsons$6.75B1.18$235.05M$2.3731.49

90.4% of HubSpot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Parsons shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of HubSpot shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Parsons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HubSpot currently has a consensus price target of $766.71, indicating a potential upside of 36.88%. Parsons has a consensus price target of $86.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.32%. Given HubSpot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HubSpot is more favorable than Parsons.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HubSpot
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
25 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Parsons
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Summary

Parsons beats HubSpot on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PSN vs. The Competition

MetricParsonsTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.90B$2.38B$13.01B$20.55B
Dividend YieldN/A1.34%2.57%3.75%
P/E Ratio31.4931.4428.6628.05
Price / Sales1.1836.4842.4145.87
Price / Cash19.0940.7025.6822.31
Price / Book3.135.876.274.59
Net Income$235.05M$32.32M$187.50M$985.44M
7 Day Performance5.56%5.99%3.54%2.78%
1 Month Performance8.48%7.19%4.13%5.40%
1 Year Performance-7.43%32.79%27.93%14.61%

Parsons Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PSN
Parsons
2.882 of 5 stars
$74.62
+1.0%
$86.80
+16.3%
-7.5%$7.90B$6.75B31.4919,600Trending News
Analyst Forecast
HUBS
HubSpot
4.9632 of 5 stars
$535.89
+0.3%
$766.71
+43.1%
-5.5%$28.26B$2.63B-1,190.878,246Trending News
Insider Trade
GDDY
GoDaddy
4.7524 of 5 stars
$176.95
+1.2%
$214.86
+21.4%
+23.4%$25.21B$4.57B34.035,518Positive News
Insider Trade
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.4897 of 5 stars
$223.37
+2.4%
$232.44
+4.1%
+32.5%$24.57B$2.57B29.476,669Positive News
ZM
Zoom Communications
4.7006 of 5 stars
$77.27
-0.9%
$87.00
+12.6%
+33.2%$23.38B$4.70B23.207,412Positive News
PINS
Pinterest
4.2688 of 5 stars
$34.03
-0.6%
$40.42
+18.8%
-17.1%$23.08B$3.76B12.424,666Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
IOT
Samsara
3.1165 of 5 stars
$39.26
+0.2%
$50.00
+27.4%
+9.9%$22.35B$1.25B-178.453,500Positive News
DUOL
Duolingo
3.6282 of 5 stars
$448.54
-4.9%
$441.29
-1.6%
+104.0%$20.39B$748.02M220.96600
PTC
PTC
3.8705 of 5 stars
$166.46
-0.3%
$188.69
+13.4%
-4.8%$19.97B$2.30B45.737,501
NTNX
Nutanix
4.7111 of 5 stars
$73.28
+0.7%
$90.38
+23.3%
+31.0%$19.64B$2.15B-261.717,150Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
CYBR
CyberArk Software
1.9166 of 5 stars
$397.06
+3.7%
$416.79
+5.0%
+47.1%$19.63B$1.00B-213.471,205

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