Head to Head Survey: Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and Network International (OTCMKTS:NWITY)

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and Network International (OTCMKTS:NWITY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Rapid7 and Network International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rapid7	0	8	5	0	2.38
Network International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Rapid7 presently has a consensus target price of $55.56, suggesting a potential upside of 20.97%. Given Rapid7’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rapid7 is more favorable than Network International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.7% of Rapid7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Rapid7 and Network International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rapid7	-19.19%	-1.36%	0.12%
Network International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rapid7 and Network International’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rapid7	$777.71 million	3.68	-$149.26 million	($2.51)	-18.30
Network International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Network International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rapid7.

Summary

Rapid7 beats Network International on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rapid7

Rapid7, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions under the Rapid7, Nexpose, and Metasploit brand names. The company offers endpoint to cloud data collection and sharing applications, such as Rapid7 Insight Agent, a software-based agent that is used on assets across on-premises and cloud environments to centralize and monitor data on company's platform; Rapid7 Insight Network Sensor that analyzes raw end-to-end network traffic to increase visibility into user activity, pinpoint real threats, and investigations; Rapid7 Cloud Event Data Harvesting that offers visibility into changes made to cloud resources; and third-party integrations and ecosystem, as well as orchestration and automation solutions. It also offers various platforms, including Rapid7 managed threat complete consisting of managed detection response that delivers end-to-end threat detection and response, as well as offloads day-to-day vulnerability management operations. In addition, it provides Rapid7 threat complete consisting of InsightIDR, a security information and event management, and extended detection and response solution; and InsightVM, a vulnerability management solution that provides visibility across on-premise and remote endpoints for security teams to evaluate the business risks, and configurations, and share with their IT counterparts for remediation. Further, the company offers Rapid7 cloud risk complete, which includes InsightCloudSec, a cloud risk and compliance management solution; and InsightAppSec, a dynamic application security testing tool. It also provides professional services. It serves a range of industries, including business services, pharmaceuticals, technology, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment, retail, education, real estate, travel and transportation, government, online services, telecommunications, and professional services. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Network International

Network International Holdings plc operates as a digital commerce enabler in the Middle East and Africa. The company provides technology-enabled payment solutions to merchants and financial institutions. It also offers merchant solutions, which include payment solutions, such as N-genius payment device, N-genius mobile app, mobility, and unattended solutions; and N-Genius online, buy now pay later, and DPO pay online payment solutions. In addition, the company provides value-added services, including SmartView interactive dashboards, SmartView performance report, dynamic currency conversion, multicurrency online, easy payment plan, 3D secure, and network self-services; and acquiring processing and smart bundle solutions. Further, it offers card and processing solutions comprising debit and credit card, prepaid card, and commercial card solutions; fraud solutions; loyalty solutions; instant issuance, card control, 3D secure, SmartView, API, and payment plan services; and issuer services. Network International Holdings plc was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.