Workiva (WK) Competitors

Workiva (NYSE:WK) and DocuSign (NASDAQ:DOCU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WK or DOCU?

92.2% of Workiva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of DocuSign shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Workiva shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of DocuSign shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor WK or DOCU?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 37 more articles in the media than Workiva. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for DocuSign and 11 mentions for Workiva. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Workiva's score of 0.75 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workiva	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DocuSign	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WK or DOCU?

DocuSign has higher revenue and earnings than Workiva. Workiva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocuSign, 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
Workiva	$738.68M	5.13	-$127.53M	-$1.00	-67.54
DocuSign	$2.98B	5.13	$73.98M	$5.11	14.76

Which has more volatility & risk, WK or DOCU?

Workiva has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DocuSign has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WK or DOCU?

Workiva presently has a consensus target price of $114.33, indicating a potential upside of 69.29%. DocuSign has a consensus target price of $93.08, indicating a potential upside of 23.41%. Given Workiva's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Workiva is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workiva	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DocuSign	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19

Is WK or DOCU more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Workiva's net margin of -7.15%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Workiva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workiva	-7.15%	N/A	-3.58%
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WK or DOCU?

DocuSign received 13 more outperform votes than Workiva when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.24% of users gave Workiva an outperform vote while only 57.62% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Workiva	Outperform Votes 414 66.24%	Underperform Votes 211 33.76%
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 427 57.62%	Underperform Votes 314 42.38%

Summary

DocuSign beats Workiva on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.