Rubrik (RBRK) Competitors

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) and Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NET or RBRK?

82.7% of Cloudflare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Rubrik shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cloudflare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Rubrik shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NET or RBRK?

Cloudflare has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubrik has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NET or RBRK?

In the previous week, Cloudflare had 16 more articles in the media than Rubrik. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Cloudflare and 13 mentions for Rubrik. Rubrik's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Cloudflare's score of 0.81 indicating that Rubrik is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cloudflare	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rubrik	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NET or RBRK more profitable?

Cloudflare has a net margin of -4.62% compared to Rubrik's net margin of -53.68%. Rubrik's return on equity of 0.00% beat Cloudflare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cloudflare	-4.62%	-6.31%	-2.10%
Rubrik	-53.68%	N/A	-38.72%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NET or RBRK?

Cloudflare has higher revenue and earnings than Rubrik. Cloudflare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rubrik, 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
Cloudflare	$1.67B	38.82	-$78.80M	-$0.23	-813.13
Rubrik	$886.54M	19.06	-$1.15B	-$2.83	-30.86

Do analysts prefer NET or RBRK?

Cloudflare presently has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential downside of 20.37%. Rubrik has a consensus price target of $100.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Rubrik's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rubrik is more favorable than Cloudflare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cloudflare	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rubrik	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Cloudflare beats Rubrik on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.