Cerence (CRNC) Competitors $11.74 +0.38 (+3.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.88 +0.14 (+1.15%) As of 07:03 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 CRNC vs. PD, NABL, MLNK, IAS, TUYA, BASE, RPD, JAMF, YALA, and SEMRShould you be buying Cerence stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cerence include PagerDuty (PD), N-able (NABL), MeridianLink (MLNK), Integral Ad Science (IAS), Tuya (TUYA), Couchbase (BASE), Rapid7 (RPD), Jamf (JAMF), Yalla Group (YALA), and SEMrush (SEMR). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Cerence vs. Its Competitors PagerDuty N-able MeridianLink Integral Ad Science Tuya Couchbase Rapid7 Jamf Yalla Group SEMrush Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) and PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRNC or PD? PagerDuty has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. PagerDuty 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$331.50M1.53-$588.08M-$0.66-17.79PagerDuty$467.50M3.18-$54.46M-$0.16-99.63 Is CRNC or PD more profitable? PagerDuty has a net margin of -2.87% compared to Cerence's net margin of -10.48%. Cerence's return on equity of 3.14% beat PagerDuty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cerence-10.48% 3.14% 0.68% PagerDuty -2.87%2.81%0.44% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRNC or PD? 91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PagerDuty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Cerence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of PagerDuty 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. Do analysts rate CRNC or PD? Cerence presently has a consensus target price of $10.42, suggesting a potential downside of 11.27%. PagerDuty has a consensus target price of $18.70, suggesting a potential upside of 17.31%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PagerDuty is more favorable than Cerence.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) 2.17PagerDuty 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more risk and volatility, CRNC or PD? Cerence has a beta of 2.79, meaning that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PagerDuty has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CRNC or PD? In the previous week, PagerDuty had 3 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PagerDuty and 1 mentions for Cerence. Cerence's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat PagerDuty's score of 0.82 indicating that Cerence is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cerence 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive PagerDuty 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPagerDuty beats Cerence on 11 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$508.58M$221.57B$31.77B$10.28BDividend YieldN/A1.74%3.15%4.63%P/E Ratio-17.7934.54449.9726.53Price / Sales1.5333.041,728.48121.12Price / Cash0.6624.5637.2060.52Price / Book3.477.627.456.31Net Income-$588.08M$364.92M$809.77M$271.37M7 Day Performance26.24%6.73%3.72%2.11%1 Month Performance-0.76%9.41%6.87%6.67%1 Year Performance381.15%208.28%24,289.88%27.84% Cerence Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRNCCerence2.597 of 5 stars$11.74+3.3%$10.42-11.3%+347.2%$508.58M$331.50M-17.791,400Positive NewsPDPagerDuty3.8087 of 5 stars$17.18+4.3%$18.70+8.9%-9.3%$1.60B$467.50M-107.351,242Short Interest ↓NABLN-able1.9841 of 5 stars$8.33+5.4%$9.31+11.9%-36.5%$1.56B$466.15M416.461,773MLNKMeridianLink2.3102 of 5 stars$20.00+0.3%$20.07+0.4%-16.6%$1.48B$316.30M-68.95620Positive NewsIASIntegral Ad Science4.1131 of 5 stars$8.81+1.0%$13.55+53.8%-23.3%$1.46B$569.84M25.91760Positive NewsTUYATuya2.5601 of 5 stars$2.59+2.6%$3.49+35.0%+99.2%$1.39B$298.62M51.711,435Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑BASECouchbase1.4631 of 5 stars$24.44flat$23.47-4.0%+72.1%$1.35B$220.64M-17.33650RPDRapid74.0786 of 5 stars$20.60+1.4%$26.56+28.9%-43.2%$1.33B$844.01M50.252,413Positive NewsJAMFJamfN/A$9.58+4.4%$26.43+175.9%-35.4%$1.26B$627.40M-24.562,595YALAYalla Group2.3264 of 5 stars$7.37-2.7%N/A+84.4%$1.16B$339.68M9.21630Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SEMRSEMrush0.1251 of 5 stars$7.82+1.3%N/AN/A$1.16B$376.82M0.001,561 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PagerDuty Competitors N-able Competitors MeridianLink Competitors Integral Ad Science Competitors Tuya Competitors Couchbase Competitors Rapid7 Competitors Jamf Competitors Yalla Group Competitors SEMrush 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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