SAIC vs. IOT, LDOS, GDDY, JKHY, PSN, CACI, LNW, OTEX, KD, and AUR
Should you be buying Science Applications International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Science Applications International include Samsara (IOT), Leidos (LDOS), GoDaddy (GDDY), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Parsons (PSN), CACI International (CACI), Light & Wonder (LNW), Open Text (OTEX), Kyndryl (KD), and Aurora Innovation (AUR). These companies are all part of the "computer integrated systems design" industry.
Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) and Samsara (NYSE:IOT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Science Applications International has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than Samsara. Samsara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Science Applications International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Science Applications International has a net margin of 6.41% compared to Samsara's net margin of -30.59%. Science Applications International's return on equity of 23.73% beat Samsara's return on equity.
76.0% of Science Applications International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Samsara shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Science Applications International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Samsara shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Science Applications International received 395 more outperform votes than Samsara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.04% of users gave Science Applications International an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Samsara an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Samsara had 10 more articles in the media than Science Applications International. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Samsara and 9 mentions for Science Applications International. Science Applications International's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Samsara's score of 0.05 indicating that Science Applications International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Science Applications International currently has a consensus price target of $127.60, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Samsara has a consensus price target of $32.60, suggesting a potential downside of 9.80%. Given Science Applications International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Science Applications International is more favorable than Samsara.
Summary
Science Applications International beats Samsara on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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