Roblox (RBLX) Competitors

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts rate SHOP or RBLX?

Shopify presently has a consensus target price of $126.31, indicating a potential upside of 21.74%. Roblox has a consensus target price of $64.19, indicating a potential upside of 5.96%. Given Shopify's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shopify is more favorable than Roblox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shopify	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Roblox	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHOP or RBLX?

69.3% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Roblox shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Roblox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SHOP or RBLX more profitable?

Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Roblox's net margin of -25.97%. Shopify's return on equity of 12.00% beat Roblox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shopify	22.74%	12.00%	9.79%
Roblox	-25.97%	-665.98%	-14.02%

Which has more risk & volatility, SHOP or RBLX?

Shopify has a beta of 2.6, indicating that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roblox has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SHOP or RBLX?

Shopify has higher revenue and earnings than Roblox. Roblox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, 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
Shopify	$8.88B	15.13	$2.02B	$1.55	66.94
Roblox	$3.60B	10.41	-$935.38M	-$1.45	-41.78

Does the media refer more to SHOP or RBLX?

In the previous week, Shopify had 27 more articles in the media than Roblox. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Shopify and 32 mentions for Roblox. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Roblox's score of 1.03 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shopify	39 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roblox	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHOP or RBLX?

Shopify received 1279 more outperform votes than Roblox when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.37% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote while only 49.64% of users gave Roblox an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shopify	Outperform Votes 1415 66.37%	Underperform Votes 717 33.63%
Roblox	Outperform Votes 136 49.64%	Underperform Votes 138 50.36%

Summary

Shopify beats Roblox on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.