Viant Technology (DSP) Competitors

Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) and Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, OB or DSP?

Outbrain has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viant Technology has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OB or DSP?

Outbrain received 205 more outperform votes than Viant Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.32% of users gave Viant Technology an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Outbrain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Outbrain	Outperform Votes 243 60.30%	Underperform Votes 160 39.70%
Viant Technology	Outperform Votes 38 60.32%	Underperform Votes 25 39.68%

Do analysts rate OB or DSP?

Outbrain presently has a consensus target price of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.79%. Viant Technology has a consensus target price of $6.36, indicating a potential upside of 47.84%. Given Viant Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viant Technology is more favorable than Outbrain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Outbrain	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Viant Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OB or DSP?

Viant Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Outbrain. Outbrain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viant Technology, 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
Outbrain	$992.08 million	0.25	-$24.58 million	-$0.52	-9.23
Viant Technology	$197.17 million	1.36	-$11.91 million	-$0.78	-5.51

Is OB or DSP more profitable?

Outbrain has a net margin of -2.92% compared to Viant Technology's net margin of -5.71%. Viant Technology's return on equity of -4.21% beat Outbrain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Outbrain	-2.92%	-12.49%	-3.65%
Viant Technology	-5.71%	-4.21%	-3.10%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OB or DSP?

33.9% of Outbrain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Viant Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 31.2% of Outbrain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Viant Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer OB or DSP?

In the previous week, Viant Technology had 2 more articles in the media than Outbrain. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Viant Technology and 1 mentions for Outbrain. Outbrain's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Viant Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Outbrain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Outbrain	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Viant Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Outbrain and Viant Technology tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.