SEA (SE) Competitors

SEA (NYSE:SE) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Does the media refer more to SE or EQIX?

In the previous week, Equinix had 38 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Equinix and 17 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Equinix's score of 0.73 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinix	31 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SE or EQIX?

SEA presently has a consensus target price of $91.21, indicating a potential downside of 33.02%. Equinix has a consensus target price of $994.82, indicating a potential upside of 5.94%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than SEA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEA	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SE or EQIX?

SEA has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SE or EQIX?

59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SE or EQIX?

Equinix received 609 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.28% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave SEA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SEA	Outperform Votes 502 63.07%	Underperform Votes 294 36.93%
Equinix	Outperform Votes 1111 73.28%	Underperform Votes 405 26.72%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SE or EQIX?

Equinix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SEA. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, 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
SEA	$13.06B	5.97	$150.73M	$0.15	907.85
Equinix	$8.75B	10.45	$815M	$8.55	109.83

Is SE or EQIX more profitable?

Equinix has a net margin of 9.32% compared to SEA's net margin of 0.64%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.31% beat SEA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEA	0.64%	1.40%	0.50%
Equinix	9.32%	6.31%	2.41%

Summary

Equinix beats SEA on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.