Similarweb (SMWB) Competitors

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) and Similarweb (NYSE:SMWB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOCN or SMWB?

DigitalOcean has higher revenue and earnings than Similarweb. Similarweb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, 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
DigitalOcean	$756.56M	4.49	$19.41M	$0.85	43.35
Similarweb	$218.02M	4.27	-$29.37M	-$0.11	-104.64

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DOCN or SMWB?

49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of Similarweb shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.4% of Similarweb shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DOCN or SMWB?

DigitalOcean presently has a consensus target price of $41.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.62%. Similarweb has a consensus target price of $12.86, suggesting a potential upside of 11.70%. Given DigitalOcean's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe DigitalOcean is more favorable than Similarweb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Similarweb	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Is DOCN or SMWB more profitable?

DigitalOcean has a net margin of 10.86% compared to Similarweb's net margin of -3.92%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of -43.11% beat Similarweb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalOcean	10.86%	-43.11%	7.64%
Similarweb	-3.92%	-44.83%	-4.16%

Does the media refer more to DOCN or SMWB?

In the previous week, Similarweb had 13 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Similarweb and 7 mentions for DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Similarweb's score of 0.31 indicating that DigitalOcean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalOcean	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Similarweb	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOCN or SMWB?

DigitalOcean received 31 more outperform votes than Similarweb when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.10% of users gave Similarweb an outperform vote while only 47.15% of users gave DigitalOcean an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalOcean	Outperform Votes 58 47.15%	Underperform Votes 65 52.85%
Similarweb	Outperform Votes 27 55.10%	Underperform Votes 22 44.90%

Which has more volatility & risk, DOCN or SMWB?

DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Similarweb has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DigitalOcean beats Similarweb on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.