Analyzing SailPoint (NASDAQ:SAIL) and Adyen (OTCMKTS:ADYEY)

Adyen (OTCMKTS:ADYEY) and SailPoint (NASDAQ:SAIL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Adyen and SailPoint”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adyen	$2.41 billion	20.26	$1.00 billion	N/A	N/A
SailPoint	$1.02 billion	11.26	-$315.83 million	($4.79)	-4.25

Adyen has higher revenue and earnings than SailPoint.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Adyen and SailPoint, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adyen	0	1	5	2	3.13
SailPoint	2	3	16	3	2.83

SailPoint has a consensus price target of $26.15, suggesting a potential upside of 28.29%. Given SailPoint’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SailPoint is more favorable than Adyen.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Adyen shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of SailPoint shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Adyen and SailPoint’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adyen	N/A	N/A	N/A
SailPoint	-30.87%	0.16%	0.08%

About Adyen

Adyen N.V. operates a payments platform in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, Latin America. The company's platform integrates payments stack that include gateway, risk management, processing, issuing, acquiring, and settlement services. It offers a back-end infrastructure for authorizing. It serves digital, mobility, platforms and marketplace, retail, food and beverages, subscription, and hospital businesses. Adyen N.V. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About SailPoint

SailPoint, Inc. delivers solutions to enable comprehensive identity security for the enterprise. Its solutions enable organizations to establish, control, and automate policies that help them define and maintain a robust security posture and achieve regulatory compliance. The company was founded by Mark David McClain in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.