Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) versus Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) Financial Contrast

Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) and Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Rubrik has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riskified has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.5% of Rubrik shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Riskified shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Rubrik shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Riskified shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Rubrik and Riskified’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rubrik	-16.50%	N/A	-8.45%
Riskified	-2.26%	-1.87%	-1.30%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rubrik and Riskified”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rubrik	$1.54 billion	14.74	-$348.83 million	($1.26)	-87.01
Riskified	$344.64 million	3.99	-$27.57 million	($0.11)	-84.41

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Rubrik and Riskified, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rubrik	1	0	30	0	2.94
Riskified	2	4	2	0	2.00

Rubrik presently has a consensus price target of $118.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.08%. Riskified has a consensus price target of $8.79, suggesting a potential downside of 5.31%. Given Rubrik’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rubrik is more favorable than Riskified.

About Rubrik

Rubrik, Inc. is a cybersecurity and data-management company that helps organizations protect, monitor and recover their data across on-premises systems and cloud environments. Its offerings are designed to support data security and cyber resilience, including recovery from ransomware and other cyber incidents. The company’s Rubrik Security Cloud platform brings together data protection, threat monitoring and recovery capabilities. Its services help customers manage and secure data across diverse infrastructure, applications and cloud providers.

About Riskified

Riskified Ltd. is a technology company that helps online merchants identify and manage fraud and other risks in e-commerce transactions. Its platform uses machine learning and data analysis to assess purchases and support decisions such as approving or declining orders. The company’s services include fraud screening backed by a chargeback guarantee, as well as tools designed to help merchants address payment disputes, account abuse and other forms of policy misuse. Riskified’s systems are intended to help businesses reduce losses while allowing legitimate customers to complete purchases.