Digimarc (DMRC) Competitors

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, RBBN or DMRC?

Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digimarc has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RBBN or DMRC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ribbon Communications	$826.34M	0.62	-$66.21M	-$0.35	-8.46
Digimarc	$34.85M	17.25	-$45.96M	-$2.08	-13.52

Does the media favor RBBN or DMRC?

In the previous week, Digimarc had 1 more articles in the media than Ribbon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Digimarc and 1 mentions for Ribbon Communications. Digimarc's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 1.44 indicating that Ribbon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ribbon Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Digimarc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RBBN or DMRC?

Ribbon Communications received 183 more outperform votes than Digimarc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.74% of users gave Digimarc an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Ribbon Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ribbon Communications	Outperform Votes 504 62.84%	Underperform Votes 298 37.16%
Digimarc	Outperform Votes 321 66.74%	Underperform Votes 160 33.26%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RBBN or DMRC?

70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Digimarc shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Digimarc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RBBN or DMRC more profitable?

Ribbon Communications has a net margin of -7.11% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -114.38%. Digimarc's return on equity of 4.32% beat Ribbon Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ribbon Communications	-7.11%	4.32%	1.70%
Digimarc	-114.38%	-46.01%	-36.78%

Do analysts prefer RBBN or DMRC?

Ribbon Communications currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 102.70%. Digimarc has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.46%. Given Digimarc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Digimarc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Digimarc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Ribbon Communications beats Digimarc on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.