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Unity Software (U) Competitors

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$21.64 +1.84 (+9.29%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

U vs. RBLX, ANSS, TYL, PTC, MDB, CHKP, NTNX, SSNC, GEN, and MANH

Should you be buying Unity Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unity Software include Roblox (RBLX), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), PTC (PTC), MongoDB (MDB), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Nutanix (NTNX), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Gen Digital (GEN), and Manhattan Associates (MANH). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.

Unity Software vs.

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

Unity Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Roblox. Roblox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unity Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Unity Software$2.19B3.99-$822.01M-$2.04-10.61
Roblox$2.80B11.18-$1.15B-$1.64-31.41

In the previous week, Roblox had 6 more articles in the media than Unity Software. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Roblox and 18 mentions for Unity Software. Unity Software's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Roblox's score of 0.58 indicating that Unity Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Unity Software
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Roblox
12 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Unity Software has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roblox has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Roblox has a net margin of -30.90% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -40.47%. Unity Software's return on equity of -11.30% beat Roblox's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Unity Software-40.47% -11.30% -5.26%
Roblox -30.90%-986.36%-16.20%

73.5% of Unity Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Roblox shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Unity Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Roblox shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Roblox received 28 more outperform votes than Unity Software when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 47.72% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote while only 47.66% of users gave Roblox an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Unity SoftwareOutperform Votes
94
47.72%
Underperform Votes
103
52.28%
RobloxOutperform Votes
122
47.66%
Underperform Votes
134
52.34%

Unity Software currently has a consensus target price of $23.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Roblox has a consensus target price of $55.30, suggesting a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Unity Software's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Unity Software is more favorable than Roblox.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unity Software
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Roblox
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Summary

Roblox beats Unity Software on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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U vs. The Competition

MetricUnity SoftwarePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.98B$25.44B$24.07B$19.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%2.76%3.50%
P/E Ratio-10.6160.54220.9035.66
Price / Sales3.997.883,397.9117.95
Price / Cash36.6387.6532.7017.98
Price / Book2.739.476.814.59
Net Income-$822.01M$444.73M$658.94M$985.93M
7 Day Performance14.89%-0.07%0.18%0.45%
1 Month Performance-1.05%4.17%0.76%1.05%
1 Year Performance-23.83%23.90%18.84%24.67%

Unity Software Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
U
Unity Software
1.7662 of 5 stars
$21.64
+9.3%
$23.35
+7.9%
-26.5%$7.98B$2.19B-10.616,748Insider Trade
Options Volume
High Trading Volume
RBLX
Roblox
2.9667 of 5 stars
$51.51
-1.4%
$55.30
+7.4%
+36.1%$31.74B$2.80B0.002,457Insider Trade
ANSS
ANSYS
3.8871 of 5 stars
$342.24
+0.8%
$342.50
+0.1%
+13.2%$29.93B$2.47B52.816,200Short Interest ↑
Positive News
TYL
Tyler Technologies
4.6848 of 5 stars
$601.14
+0.2%
$642.62
+6.9%
+45.9%$25.67B$1.95B109.707,300Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
PTC
PTC
4.6072 of 5 stars
$188.50
-0.4%
$204.83
+8.7%
+21.2%$22.74B$2.30B60.617,501
MDB
MongoDB
4.0248 of 5 stars
$281.76
-2.6%
$336.54
+19.4%
-30.9%$21.36B$1.68B0.005,037Insider Trade
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.8738 of 5 stars
$176.83
+1.3%
$197.74
+11.8%
+24.1%$19.45B$2.52B24.166,450Positive News
NTNX
Nutanix
4.2555 of 5 stars
$69.44
+1.5%
$73.86
+6.4%
+74.6%$18.15B$2.15B0.007,150Upcoming Earnings
SSNC
SS&C Technologies
4.5395 of 5 stars
$73.43
+0.7%
$77.75
+5.9%
+33.2%$18.06B$5.50B26.3226,000
GEN
Gen Digital
3.684 of 5 stars
$29.44
+0.7%
N/A+41.6%$18.02B$3.81B30.043,400Ex-Dividend
MANH
Manhattan Associates
3.8495 of 5 stars
$271.56
+0.3%
$286.38
+5.5%
+22.1%$16.54B$928.72M77.154,580Positive News

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This page (NYSE:U) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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