We will be comparing the differences between Yext Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) as far as institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation are concerned. The two businesses are rivals in the Internet Software & Services industry.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Yext Inc. | 20 | 7.02 | N/A | -0.75 | 0.00 |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 73 | 4.02 | N/A | 0.48 | 154.16 |
In table 1 we can see Yext Inc. and GoDaddy Inc.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Profitability
Table 2 represents Yext Inc. (NYSE:YEXT) and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY)’s return on assets, return on equity and net margins.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Yext Inc. | 0.00% | -64.9% | -27.9% |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 0.00% | 11.4% | 1.4% |
Liquidity
2.1 and 2.1 are the respective Current Ratio and a Quick Ratio of Yext Inc. Its rival GoDaddy Inc.’s Current and Quick Ratios are 0.8 and 0.8 respectively. Yext Inc. has a better chance of clearing its pay short and long-term debts than GoDaddy Inc.
Analyst Recommendations
The next table highlights the shown recommendations and ratings for Yext Inc. and GoDaddy Inc.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Yext Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Yext Inc. has an average target price of $16, and a -2.44% downside potential. Competitively the average target price of GoDaddy Inc. is $85, which is potential 33.77% upside. The information presented earlier suggests that GoDaddy Inc. looks more robust than Yext Inc. as far as analyst opinion.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
The shares of both Yext Inc. and GoDaddy Inc. are owned by institutional investors at 84.2% and 0% respectively. Yext Inc.’s share held by insiders are 7.3%. Insiders Competitively, held 0.4% of GoDaddy Inc. shares.
Performance
In this table we show the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.
| Performance (W) | Performance (M) | Performance (Q) | Performance (HY) | Performance (Y) | Performance (YTD) | |
| Yext Inc. | -0.81% | 1.31% | -4.32% | 36.37% | -4.85% | 40.13% |
| GoDaddy Inc. | -2.59% | 3.64% | -9.52% | 9.42% | 0.04% | 11.83% |
For the past year Yext Inc.’s stock price has bigger growth than GoDaddy Inc.
Summary
GoDaddy Inc. beats on 7 of the 10 factors Yext Inc.
Yext, Inc. provides a knowledge engine platform that lets businesses manage their digital knowledge in the cloud in North America and Europe. The company offers Yext Knowledge Engine, a cloud-based global platform that enables businesses to control and manage their digital knowledge and make it available through its PowerListings Network of approximately 100 third-party maps, apps, search engines, intelligent GPS systems, digital assistants, vertical directories, and social networks. It also provides global Knowledge Engine, which powers its listings, pages and reviews features. Yext, Inc. serves healthcare and pharmaceuticals, retail, financial services, manufacturing, and technology industries. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in New York, New York.
GoDaddy Inc. designs and develops cloud-based technology products for small businesses, Web design professionals, and individuals in the United States and internationally. It provides domain name registration product that enables to engage customers at the initial stage of establishing a digital identity; hosting and presence products, such as shared Website hosting, Website hosting on virtual dedicated servers and dedicated servers, managed hosting, and security. The company also offers Website builder, an online tool that enables customers to build Websites; online store product that allows customers to create their own standalone Website with an integrated online store optimized for mobile shopping; and search engine visibility product that helps customers get their Websites found on search sites through search engine optimization. In addition, the company offers business application products, including Microsoft Office 365, email accounts, email marketing, and telephony services. GoDaddy Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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