Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX – Get Free Report) and DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Dropbox has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoorDash has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Dropbox and DoorDash, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dropbox | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| DoorDash | 0 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2.78 |
Profitability
This table compares Dropbox and DoorDash’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dropbox | 20.17% | -37.47% | 18.80% |
| DoorDash | 6.82% | 10.15% | 5.49% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
94.8% of Dropbox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of Dropbox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of DoorDash shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Dropbox and DoorDash”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dropbox | $2.52 billion | 2.53 | $508.40 million | $1.86 | 14.24 |
| DoorDash | $13.72 billion | 5.80 | $935.00 million | $2.12 | 86.41 |
DoorDash has higher revenue and earnings than Dropbox. Dropbox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DoorDash beats Dropbox on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dropbox
Dropbox, Inc. provides a content collaboration platform worldwide. The company's platform allows individuals, families, teams, and organizations to collaborate and sign up for free through its website or app, as well as upgrade to a paid subscription plan for premium features. It serves customers in professional services, technology, media, education, industrial, consumer and retail, and financial services industries. The company was formerly known as Evenflow, Inc. and changed its name to Dropbox, Inc. in October 2009. Dropbox, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About DoorDash
DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support. It also offers membership products, including DashPass and Wolt+; DoorDash Drive and Wolt Drive, which are white-label delivery fulfillment services that enable merchants that have generated consumer demand through their channels to fulfill demand using its platform; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce; and Bbot, which offers merchants digital ordering and payment solutions for in-store and online channels. In addition, the company enables merchants to advertise and promote on its platform to acquire consumers. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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