Cerence (CRNC) Competitors

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) and DoubleVerify (NYSE:DV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media prefer CRNC or DV?

In the previous week, Cerence had 3 more articles in the media than DoubleVerify. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cerence and 9 mentions for DoubleVerify. Cerence's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat DoubleVerify's score of 0.39 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DoubleVerify	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRNC or DV?

91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Cerence shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of DoubleVerify shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRNC or DV?

DoubleVerify has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Cerence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleVerify, 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
Cerence	$331.50M	1.96	-$588.08M	-$14.12	-1.07
DoubleVerify	$572.54M	5.71	$71.47M	$0.37	52.22

Which has more volatility & risk, CRNC or DV?

Cerence has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleVerify has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRNC or DV?

DoubleVerify received 27 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.14% of users gave DoubleVerify an outperform vote while only 55.41% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerence	Outperform Votes 87 55.41%	Underperform Votes 70 44.59%
DoubleVerify	Outperform Votes 114 65.14%	Underperform Votes 61 34.86%

Do analysts recommend CRNC or DV?

Cerence presently has a consensus price target of $8.16, indicating a potential downside of 46.12%. DoubleVerify has a consensus price target of $24.21, indicating a potential upside of 25.31%. Given DoubleVerify's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DoubleVerify is more favorable than Cerence.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
DoubleVerify	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is CRNC or DV more profitable?

DoubleVerify has a net margin of 10.33% compared to Cerence's net margin of -177.40%. Cerence's return on equity of 8.90% beat DoubleVerify's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cerence	-177.40%	8.90%	3.65%
DoubleVerify	10.33%	5.99%	5.18%

Summary

DoubleVerify beats Cerence on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.