Unity Software (U) Competitors

Unity Software (NYSE:U) and HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to U or HUBS?

In the previous week, HubSpot had 39 more articles in the media than Unity Software. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for HubSpot and 14 mentions for Unity Software. HubSpot's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Unity Software's score of 0.93 indicating that HubSpot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unity Software	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HubSpot	26 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in U or HUBS?

73.5% of Unity Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of HubSpot shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Unity Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of HubSpot shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, U or HUBS?

HubSpot has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Software. Unity Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HubSpot, 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
Unity Software	$1.81B	5.13	-$822.01M	-$1.68	-13.52
HubSpot	$2.63B	12.43	$4.63M	$0.09	6,959.83

Which has more risk & volatility, U or HUBS?

Unity Software has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HubSpot has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in U or HUBS?

HubSpot received 799 more outperform votes than Unity Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.77% of users gave HubSpot an outperform vote while only 48.13% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unity Software	Outperform Votes 103 48.13%	Underperform Votes 111 51.87%
HubSpot	Outperform Votes 902 76.77%	Underperform Votes 273 23.23%

Do analysts prefer U or HUBS?

Unity Software currently has a consensus target price of $25.61, suggesting a potential upside of 12.76%. HubSpot has a consensus target price of $848.58, suggesting a potential upside of 35.47%. Given HubSpot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HubSpot is more favorable than Unity Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unity Software	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
HubSpot	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Is U or HUBS more profitable?

HubSpot has a net margin of 0.17% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -36.63%. HubSpot's return on equity of -0.07% beat Unity Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unity Software	-36.63%	-13.40%	-6.36%
HubSpot	0.17%	-0.07%	-0.04%

Summary

HubSpot beats Unity Software on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.