Domain authority a better metric then referring domain count?

[cathywix]

Hi Guys,

When reviewing competitors what would be a better metric - Referring domain count OR domain authority.

From my understanding DA is a indication of the quality of the link profile.

So if a site has a high DA this is a better metric for comparison then referring domain count.

What are your thoughts on this?

Cheers/

[Igor.Go]

DA is better. 
1. The number of referring domains is one of the metrics used to calculate Domain Authority.
2. My website can have 3 times more referring domains, but will that make my website better if those domains are trash with 0 trust?