Digimarc (DMRC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DMRC or RBBN?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DMRC or RBBN?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DMRC or RBBN?

Digimarc has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Digimarc	$34.85M	18.01	-$45.96M	-$2.08	-14.12
Ribbon Communications	$826.34M	0.63	-$66.21M	-$0.35	-8.54

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

66.9% of Digimarc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Digimarc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DMRC or RBBN?

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

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Digimarc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ribbon Communications	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DMRC or RBBN?

Digimarc presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.66%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.67%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Digimarc.

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

Is DMRC or RBBN more profitable?

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

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

Summary

Ribbon Communications beats Digimarc on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.