Perion Network (PERI) Competitors

Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer PERI or PEGA?

Perion Network currently has a consensus price target of $12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 34.07%. Pegasystems has a consensus price target of $61.83, suggesting a potential upside of 14.06%. Given Perion Network's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Perion Network is more favorable than Pegasystems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perion Network	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Pegasystems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PERI or PEGA?

Pegasystems has higher revenue and earnings than Perion Network. Perion Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pegasystems, 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
Perion Network	$498.29M	0.83	$12.61M	-$0.12	-76.92
Pegasystems	$1.50B	6.19	$99.19M	$1.16	46.73

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PERI or PEGA?

68.1% of Perion Network shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Pegasystems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Perion Network shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of Pegasystems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PERI or PEGA?

Perion Network has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pegasystems has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PERI or PEGA more profitable?

Pegasystems has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Perion Network's net margin of -1.12%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 42.42% beat Perion Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perion Network	-1.12%	2.68%	2.13%
Pegasystems	13.14%	42.42%	16.24%

Does the media prefer PERI or PEGA?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 4 more articles in the media than Perion Network. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pegasystems and 3 mentions for Perion Network. Perion Network's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Pegasystems' score of 0.29 indicating that Perion Network is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perion Network	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pegasystems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Pegasystems beats Perion Network on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.