Certara (CERT) Competitors

GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) and Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GDS or CERT?

33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Certara shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Certara shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GDS or CERT more profitable?

GDS has a net margin of 39.90% compared to Certara's net margin of 1.97%. Certara's return on equity of 5.11% beat GDS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GDS	39.90%	0.78%	0.21%
Certara	1.97%	5.11%	3.50%

Do analysts recommend GDS or CERT?

GDS presently has a consensus target price of $40.57, indicating a potential upside of 19.60%. Certara has a consensus target price of $15.14, indicating a potential upside of 35.57%. Given Certara's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Certara is more favorable than GDS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
Certara	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GDS or CERT?

GDS has higher revenue and earnings than Certara. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Certara, 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
GDS	$1.41B	4.57	$476.47M	$3.26	10.40
Certara	$405.76M	4.42	-$12.05M	$0.05	223.40

Which has more risk & volatility, GDS or CERT?

GDS has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Certara has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GDS or CERT?

In the previous week, Certara had 3 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Certara and 10 mentions for GDS. GDS's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Certara's score of 0.09 indicating that GDS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GDS	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Certara	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

GDS beats Certara on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.