Reviewing SecureWorks (NASDAQ:SCWX) & Teradata (NYSE:TDC)

SecureWorks (NASDAQ:SCWX – Get Rating) and Teradata (NYSE:TDC – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SecureWorks and Teradata’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SecureWorks	$535.21 million	1.19	-$39.79 million	($0.99)	-7.62
Teradata	$1.80 billion	2.13	$33.00 million	$0.30	126.17

Teradata has higher revenue and earnings than SecureWorks. SecureWorks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teradata, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares SecureWorks and Teradata’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SecureWorks	-17.49%	-9.41%	-6.32%
Teradata	1.84%	28.46%	3.55%

Volatility & Risk

SecureWorks has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradata has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SecureWorks and Teradata, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SecureWorks	2	1	0	0	1.33
Teradata	2	3	3	0	2.13

SecureWorks presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.63%. Teradata has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.96%. Given SecureWorks’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SecureWorks is more favorable than Teradata.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.4% of SecureWorks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Teradata shares are owned by institutional investors. 85.3% of SecureWorks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Teradata shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Teradata beats SecureWorks on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SecureWorks

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SecureWorks Corp. is a cyber security company engaged in the provision of information security solutions. The firm’s products include extended detection and response, managed detection and response, and vulnerability management. Its services include managed security, incident response, threat intelligence, security consulting, and adversarial security testing. The company was founded on 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

About Teradata

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Teradata Corp. is a cloud data analytics company which is built for a multi-cloud reality and solving data challenges at scale. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, EMEA, and APJ. The company was founded on July 13, 1979, and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.