SolarWinds (SWI) Competitors

Informatica (NYSE:INFA) and SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Does the media prefer INFA or SWI?

In the previous week, Informatica had 8 more articles in the media than SolarWinds. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Informatica and 1 mentions for SolarWinds. SolarWinds' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Informatica's score of 0.65 indicating that SolarWinds is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Informatica	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SolarWinds	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INFA or SWI?

SolarWinds received 28 more outperform votes than Informatica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.80% of users gave Informatica an outperform vote while only 59.27% of users gave SolarWinds an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Informatica	Outperform Votes 330 61.80%	Underperform Votes 204 38.20%
SolarWinds	Outperform Votes 358 59.27%	Underperform Votes 246 40.73%

Do analysts rate INFA or SWI?

Informatica presently has a consensus price target of $33.20, indicating a potential upside of 28.38%. SolarWinds has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.86%. Given Informatica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Informatica is more favorable than SolarWinds.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Informatica	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
SolarWinds	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in INFA or SWI?

98.5% of Informatica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of SolarWinds shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Informatica shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of SolarWinds shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, INFA or SWI?

Informatica has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SolarWinds has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INFA or SWI more profitable?

SolarWinds has a net margin of 4.93% compared to Informatica's net margin of 3.89%. SolarWinds' return on equity of 7.96% beat Informatica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Informatica	3.89%	5.29%	2.37%
SolarWinds	4.93%	7.96%	3.39%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, INFA or SWI?

SolarWinds has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Informatica. SolarWinds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informatica, 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
Informatica	$1.60B	4.95	-$125.28M	$0.21	123.15
SolarWinds	$758.74M	2.92	-$9.11M	$0.22	59.00

Summary

Informatica beats SolarWinds on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.