Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA – Get Free Report) and Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (NASDAQ:DJCO – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Okta and Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Okta | 9.63% | 4.50% | 3.34% |
| Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) | -11.63% | -3.11% | -2.24% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Okta and Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.), as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Okta | 0 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 2.77 |
| Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Okta has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Okta and Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Okta | $2.92 billion | 11.78 | $235.00 million | $1.66 | 118.45 |
| Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) | $87.70 million | 10.34 | $112.14 million | ($8.22) | -79.93 |
Okta has higher revenue and earnings than Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.). Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.6% of Okta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Okta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Okta beats Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Okta
Okta, Inc. operates as an identity partner in the United States and internationally. The company offers Okta's suite of products and services used to manage and secure identities, such as Single Sign-On that enables users to access applications in the cloud or on-premises from various devices; Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication provides a layer of security for cloud, mobile, web applications, and data; API Access Management enables organizations to secure APIs; Access Gateway enables organizations to extend Workforce Identity Cloud; and Okta Device Access enables end users to securely log in to devices with Okta credentials. It also provides Universal Directory, a cloud-based system of record to store and secure user, application, and device profiles for an organization; Lifecycle Management enables IT organizations or developers to manage a user's identity throughout its lifecycle; Okta Identity Governance provides identity access management and identity governance solutions; Advanced Server Access offers access management to secure cloud infrastructure; Okta Privileged Access enables organizations to reduce risk with unified access and governance management for on-premises and cloud resources; and Okta Workforce Identity Workflows. In addition, the company offers Universal Login, which allows customers to provide login experience across different applications and devices; and Attack Protection, a suite of security capabilities that protects customers from different types of malicious traffic. Further, it provides Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication, Passwordless, Machine to Machine, Private Cloud, Organizations, Actions and Extensibility, and Enterprise Connections. The company sells its products directly to customers through sales force and channel partners. The company was formerly known as Saasure, Inc. Okta, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)
Daily Journal Corporation operates in publishing of newspapers and websites covering in California, Arizona, Utah, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Traditional Business and Journal Technologies. The company publishes 10 newspapers of general circulation, including Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, Daily Commerce, The Daily Recorder, The Inter-City Express, San Jose Post-Record, Orange County Reporter, Business Journal, The Daily Transcript, and The Record Reporter. It also provides specialized information services; and serves as an advertising and newspaper representative for commercial and public notice advertising. In addition, the company offers case management software systems and related products, including eCourt, eProsecutor, eDefender, and eProbation, which are browser-based case processing systems; eFile, a browser-based interface that allows attorneys and the public to electronically file documents with the court; and ePayIt, a service primarily for the online payment of traffic citations. It provides its software systems and related products to courts; prosecutor and public defender offices; probation departments; and other justice agencies, including administrative law organizations, city and county governments, and bar associations to manage cases and information electronically, to interface with other justice partners, and to extend electronic services to bar members and the public in 30 states and internationally. Daily Journal Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
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