SAIC vs. OKTA, NTNX, PTC, DOCU, CYBR, GEN, TWLO, SNAP, DT, and DUOL
Should you be buying Science Applications International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Science Applications International include Okta (OKTA), Nutanix (NTNX), PTC (PTC), DocuSign (DOCU), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Gen Digital (GEN), Twilio (TWLO), Snap (SNAP), Dynatrace (DT), and Duolingo (DUOL). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Science Applications International vs.
Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) and Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
86.6% of Okta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Science Applications International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Okta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Science Applications International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Okta had 13 more articles in the media than Science Applications International. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Okta and 18 mentions for Science Applications International. Science Applications International's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Okta's score of 1.04 indicating that Science Applications International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than Okta. Science Applications International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Science Applications International has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Okta's net margin of -1.54%. Science Applications International's return on equity of 24.18% beat Okta's return on equity.
Okta currently has a consensus price target of $115.29, indicating a potential upside of 3.68%. Science Applications International has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.33%. Given Science Applications International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Science Applications International is more favorable than Okta.
Okta has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Science Applications International has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Okta received 142 more outperform votes than Science Applications International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.48% of users gave Science Applications International an outperform vote while only 58.17% of users gave Okta an outperform vote.
Summary
Science Applications International beats Okta on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SAIC) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
