Unity Software (U) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor U or EA?

Electronic Arts received 1467 more outperform votes than Unity Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.19% of users gave Electronic Arts an outperform vote while only 47.78% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unity Software	Outperform Votes 97 47.78%	Underperform Votes 106 52.22%
Electronic Arts	Outperform Votes 1564 74.19%	Underperform Votes 544 25.81%

Does the media favor U or EA?

In the previous week, Electronic Arts had 1 more articles in the media than Unity Software. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Electronic Arts and 33 mentions for Unity Software. Unity Software's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.65 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electronic Arts	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate U or EA?

Unity Software presently has a consensus price target of $22.81, suggesting a potential downside of 18.41%. Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $154.55, suggesting a potential upside of 18.89%. Given Electronic Arts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Electronic Arts is more favorable than Unity Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unity Software	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Which has more risk & volatility, U or EA?

Unity Software has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, U or EA?

Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Software. Unity Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electronic Arts, 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	$2.19B	5.15	-$822.01M	-$2.04	-13.70
Electronic Arts	$7.56B	4.48	$1.27B	$3.93	33.08

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in U or EA?

73.5% of Unity Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Unity Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is U or EA more profitable?

Electronic Arts has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -40.47%. Electronic Arts' return on equity of 17.80% beat Unity Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unity Software	-40.47%	-11.30%	-5.26%
Electronic Arts	14.28%	17.80%	10.04%

Summary

Electronic Arts beats Unity Software on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.