Cerence (CRNC) Competitors $9.29 -0.71 (-7.09%) As of 01:33 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRNC vs. COUR, CERT, NYAX, LSPD, KARO, IAS, PD, MLNK, NABL, and OPRAShould you be buying Cerence stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cerence include Coursera (COUR), Certara (CERT), Nayax (NYAX), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Karooooo (KARO), Integral Ad Science (IAS), PagerDuty (PD), MeridianLink (MLNK), N-able (NABL), and Opera (OPRA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Cerence vs. Its Competitors Coursera Certara Nayax Lightspeed Commerce Karooooo Integral Ad Science PagerDuty MeridianLink N-able Opera Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) and Coursera (NYSE:COUR) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRNC or COUR? Coursera has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Coursera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cerence, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCerence$331.50M1.21-$588.08M-$0.66-14.08Coursera$694.67M2.57-$79.53M-$0.33-33.53 Which has more risk & volatility, CRNC or COUR? Cerence has a beta of 2.79, indicating that its share price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coursera has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRNC or COUR? 91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Coursera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Cerence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Coursera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CRNC or COUR? In the previous week, Coursera had 7 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Coursera and 5 mentions for Cerence. Coursera's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Cerence's score of -0.03 indicating that Coursera is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cerence 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Coursera 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CRNC or COUR more profitable? Coursera has a net margin of -7.05% compared to Cerence's net margin of -10.48%. Cerence's return on equity of 3.14% beat Coursera's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cerence-10.48% 3.14% 0.68% Coursera -7.05%-5.16%-3.32% Do analysts recommend CRNC or COUR? Cerence presently has a consensus target price of $10.42, suggesting a potential upside of 12.12%. Coursera has a consensus target price of $11.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.06%. Given Cerence's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cerence is more favorable than Coursera.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cerence 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Coursera 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 SummaryCoursera beats Cerence on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cerence News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 CRNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCerenceIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$402.66M$221.23B$30.37B$9.92BDividend YieldN/A1.71%3.16%4.51%P/E Ratio-14.0835.03439.1526.67Price / Sales1.2131.331,948.42121.26Price / Cash0.6223.8736.1158.92Price / Book2.757.287.016.07Net Income-$588.08M$364.80M$808.51M$266.42M7 Day Performance-11.77%-3.26%-0.52%0.04%1 Month Performance8.67%4.48%2.82%3.92%1 Year Performance211.78%196.41%24,114.03%23.82% Cerence Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRNCCerence3.3312 of 5 stars$9.29-7.1%$10.42+12.1%+228.9%$402.66M$331.50M-14.081,400News CoverageCOURCoursera2.3114 of 5 stars$11.14-2.1%$11.40+2.4%+42.8%$1.80B$694.67M-33.761,260CERTCertara4.5072 of 5 stars$10.81-5.8%$15.14+40.1%-8.2%$1.74B$385.15M216.241,546Positive NewsNYAXNayax0.8308 of 5 stars$47.03+0.1%$42.00-10.7%+102.6%$1.67B$348.66M82.511,130News CoverageShort Interest ↑LSPDLightspeed Commerce2.9656 of 5 stars$12.14-0.9%$14.53+19.7%-6.4%$1.64B$1.08B-2.703,000Positive NewsKAROKarooooo4.0022 of 5 stars$50.07-1.8%$57.67+15.2%+49.7%$1.55B$249.96M29.115,711Short Interest ↑IASIntegral Ad Science4.125 of 5 stars$8.99-2.8%$13.55+50.7%-22.4%$1.49B$530.10M26.44760News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓PDPagerDuty3.5162 of 5 stars$16.34-2.3%$19.75+20.9%-8.4%$1.49B$467.50M-40.851,242Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMLNKMeridianLink1.2247 of 5 stars$19.89+0.0%$20.07+0.9%-12.6%$1.47B$316.30M-68.57620Short Interest ↓NABLN-able1.9692 of 5 stars$7.84-1.8%$9.31+18.8%-38.7%$1.47B$466.15M392.201,773News CoveragePositive NewsOPRAOpera4.0715 of 5 stars$16.08+0.2%$24.90+54.9%+24.9%$1.44B$480.65M18.07630Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Coursera Competitors Certara Competitors Nayax Competitors Lightspeed Commerce Competitors Karooooo Competitors Integral Ad Science Competitors PagerDuty Competitors MeridianLink Competitors N-able Competitors Opera Competitors 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:CRNC) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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