Certara (CERT) Competitors $11.99 +0.22 (+1.87%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.98 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 06:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CERT vs. WAY, PATH, BZ, PSN, OS, CWAN, VERX, PONY, CCCS, and SShould you be buying Certara stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Certara include Waystar (WAY), UiPath (PATH), Kanzhun (BZ), Parsons (PSN), Onestream (OS), Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), Vertex (VERX), Pony AI (PONY), CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCCS), and SentinelOne (S). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Certara vs. Waystar UiPath Kanzhun Parsons Onestream Clearwater Analytics Vertex Pony AI CCC Intelligent Solutions SentinelOne Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, CERT or WAY? Waystar has higher revenue and earnings than Certara. Certara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waystar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCertara$394.50M4.93-$55.36M-$0.02-599.50Waystar$975.19M7.21-$51.33M$0.09451.44 Does the media favor CERT or WAY? In the previous week, Waystar had 14 more articles in the media than Certara. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Waystar and 4 mentions for Certara. Certara's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Waystar's score of 0.66 indicating that Certara is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Certara 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Waystar 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CERT or WAY? Certara presently has a consensus target price of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.66%. Waystar has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.32%. Given Certara's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Certara is more favorable than Waystar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Certara 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Waystar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CERT or WAY? 74.0% of Certara shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Certara shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Waystar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CERT or WAY? Waystar received 4 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 96.97% of users gave Waystar an outperform vote while only 34.57% of users gave Certara an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCertaraOutperform Votes2834.57% Underperform Votes5365.43% WaystarOutperform Votes3296.97% Underperform Votes13.03% Is CERT or WAY more profitable? Waystar has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Certara's net margin of -8.34%. Certara's return on equity of 3.43% beat Waystar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Certara-8.34% 3.43% 2.33% Waystar N/A N/A N/A SummaryWaystar beats Certara on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Certara News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CERT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CERT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCertaraPrepackaged software IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.95B$27.42B$5.57B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A1.60%5.27%4.19%P/E Ratio-59.95120.0727.2020.17Price / Sales4.9315.96412.92161.90Price / Cash14.3286.0638.2534.64Price / Book1.839.667.114.72Net Income-$55.36M$438.27M$3.23B$247.80M7 Day Performance4.62%1.33%4.61%3.36%1 Month Performance0.08%9.06%13.35%9.71%1 Year Performance-24.02%33.45%31.75%14.41% Certara Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CERTCertara4.5061 of 5 stars$11.99+1.9%$15.67+30.7%-30.7%$1.95B$394.50M-59.95350Positive NewsWAYWaystar1.3079 of 5 stars$39.77-0.5%$40.50+1.8%N/A$6.88B$975.19M441.891,400PATHUiPath1.7921 of 5 stars$12.47-6.3%$13.72+10.0%+9.3%$6.88B$1.45B-77.934,010Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeBZKanzhun2.4732 of 5 stars$17.65+4.1%$18.50+4.8%-12.2%$6.87B$7.58B39.224,840Positive NewsPSNParsons2.5733 of 5 stars$63.31-2.4%$90.20+42.5%-6.6%$6.77B$6.77B83.306,180Trending NewsOSOnestream3.5564 of 5 stars$28.06flat$32.19+14.7%N/A$6.70B$515.43M0.001,300CWANClearwater Analytics3.9576 of 5 stars$22.80-1.3%$32.40+42.1%+20.3%$6.46B$475.95M13.731,730Positive NewsVERXVertex3.597 of 5 stars$39.86+0.7%$50.73+27.3%+18.6%$6.32B$687.06M221.441,300Positive NewsGap DownPONYPony AIN/A$17.45-9.4%$19.20+10.0%N/A$6.11B$76.48M0.001,359High Trading VolumeCCCSCCC Intelligent Solutions4.4921 of 5 stars$8.86+0.9%$12.19+37.6%-21.3%$5.84B$969.13M443.222,350Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSSentinelOne3.6196 of 5 stars$17.24-2.1%$24.77+43.6%+5.5%$5.68B$864.14M-18.341,200Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waystar Alternatives UiPath Alternatives Kanzhun Alternatives Parsons Alternatives Onestream Alternatives Clearwater Analytics Alternatives Vertex Alternatives Pony AI Alternatives CCC Intelligent Solutions Alternatives SentinelOne Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CERT) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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