Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK – Get Free Report) and CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR – Get Free Report) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
49.5% of Rubrik shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Rubrik and CyberArk Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Rubrik | -141.57% | N/A | -100.28% |
| CyberArk Software | -9.34% | 0.45% | 0.24% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Rubrik | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3.00 |
| CyberArk Software | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.00 |
Rubrik presently has a consensus target price of $71.05, indicating a potential downside of 16.80%. CyberArk Software has a consensus target price of $415.71, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Given CyberArk Software’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CyberArk Software is more favorable than Rubrik.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Rubrik and CyberArk Software”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Rubrik | $886.54 million | 18.28 | -$354.16 million | ($13.78) | -6.20 |
| CyberArk Software | $1.10 billion | 16.00 | -$93.46 million | ($1.86) | -190.86 |
CyberArk Software has higher revenue and earnings than Rubrik. CyberArk Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rubrik, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CyberArk Software beats Rubrik on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Rubrik
Rubrik, Inc. provides data security solutions to individuals and businesses worldwide. The company offers enterprise data protection, unstructured data protection, cloud data protection, and SaaS data protection solutions; data threat analytics; data security posture; and cyber recovery solutions. It serves financial, retail, trade, transportation, energy, industrial, healthcare and life science, education, technology, media, communications, and public sectors. Rubrik, Inc. was formerly known as Scaledata, Inc. and changed its name to Rubrik, Inc. in October 2014. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
About CyberArk Software
CyberArk Software Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and sells software-based identity security solutions and services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. Its solutions include Privileged Access Manager, which offers risk-based credential security and session; Vendor Privileged Access Manager combines Privileged Access Manager and Remote Access to provide secure access to third-party vendors; Dynamic Privileged Access, a SaaS solution that provides just-in-time access to Linux Virtual Machines; Endpoint Privilege Manager, a SaaS solution that secures privileges on the endpoint; and Secure Desktop, a solution that protects access to endpoints. The company also provides workforce identity, which offers adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on, secure web sessions, workforce password management, application gateway, identity lifecycle management, and directory services; and customer identity services that provides authentication and authorization services, MFA, directory, and user management. In addition, it offers Secrets Manager Credential Providers to provide and manage the credentials used by third-party solutions; Conjur Enterprise and Conjur Cloud, which offers a secrets management solution for specific requirements; Secrets Hub, a centralized visibility and management platform; Cloud Security solutions; Identity Management solutions, including lifecycle management, identity flows, identity compliance, and directory services; and Secure Browser. The company serves financial services, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, energy and utilities, transportation, retail, technology, and telecommunications industries; and government agencies. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.
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