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DMRC vs. VHC, SNCR, SEAC, CRM, INTU, ADBE, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, and ADSK

Should you be buying Digimarc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Digimarc include VirnetX (VHC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), SeaChange International (SEAC), Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Adobe (ADBE), Strategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), and Autodesk (ADSK). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

Digimarc vs. Its Competitors

VirnetX (NYSE:VHC) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) are both small-cap application software companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

10.4% of VirnetX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Digimarc shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of VirnetX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Digimarc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

VirnetX has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Digimarc's net margin of -110.92%. VirnetX's return on equity of -44.89% beat Digimarc's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
VirnetXN/A -44.89% -36.13%
Digimarc -110.92%-55.40%-43.81%

In the previous week, Digimarc had 2 more articles in the media than VirnetX. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Digimarc and 1 mentions for VirnetX. Digimarc's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat VirnetX's score of 0.75 indicating that Digimarc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
VirnetX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Digimarc
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

VirnetX has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digimarc has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Digimarc has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 241.69%. Given Digimarc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digimarc is more favorable than VirnetX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
VirnetX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Digimarc
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

VirnetX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Digimarc. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VirnetX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
VirnetX$50K1,450.43-$18.17M-$4.80-3.54
Digimarc$38.42M4.95-$39.01M-$1.83-4.80

Summary

Digimarc beats VirnetX on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DMRC vs. The Competition

MetricDigimarcPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$190.35M$3.34B$7.78B$10.46B
Dividend YieldN/A1.82%4.59%4.79%
P/E Ratio-4.8021.68303.0027.07
Price / Sales4.955.381,309.22190.44
Price / CashN/A82.1527.8530.17
Price / Book3.0714.074.876.69
Net Income-$39.01M$109.95M$791.48M$276.03M
7 Day Performance-10.77%-7.91%-0.83%-1.13%
1 Month Performance-6.60%-0.42%3.79%6.49%
1 Year Performance-69.90%17.13%28.39%34.41%

Digimarc Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DMRC
Digimarc
1.6069 of 5 stars
$8.78
+6.6%
$30.00
+241.7%
-71.8%$190.35M$38.42M-4.80230Positive News
VHC
VirnetX
0.2419 of 5 stars
$16.80
+1.8%
N/A+124.4%$71.75M$50K-3.5020
SNCR
Synchronoss Technologies
3.4922 of 5 stars
$5.74
-2.5%
$13.00
+126.5%
-58.4%$67.75M$173.59M-2.751,540News Coverage
SEAC
SeaChange International
0.4386 of 5 stars
$4.40
+3.5%
N/A-40.7%$10.10M$32.76M0.00100Gap Down
CRM
Salesforce
4.9876 of 5 stars
$245.85
+2.3%
$332.58
+35.3%
-16.0%$228.82B$37.90B35.7376,453Trending News
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INTU
Intuit
4.976 of 5 stars
$670.09
-1.4%
$791.82
+18.2%
+4.1%$189.57B$18.83B48.7718,200Positive News
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ADBE
Adobe
4.8293 of 5 stars
$350.14
+1.0%
$433.41
+23.8%
-31.9%$145.15B$21.51B21.8230,709Positive News
MSTR
Strategy
4.788 of 5 stars
$359.69
+2.3%
$509.54
+41.7%
+43.4%$99.71B$463.46M31.661,534Trending News
Gap Up
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.6173 of 5 stars
$353.36
+1.8%
$368.53
+4.3%
+15.8%$94.63B$4.64B95.5012,700Positive News
SNPS
Synopsys
4.8896 of 5 stars
$478.22
+1.9%
$575.31
+20.3%
-18.7%$87.15B$6.13B37.5420,000Positive News
Gap Up
ADSK
Autodesk
4.7066 of 5 stars
$323.43
+1.4%
$359.13
+11.0%
+7.8%$67.93B$6.13B66.9615,300Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:DMRC) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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