Perion Network (PERI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PEGA or PERI?

Pegasystems has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perion Network has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PEGA or PERI?

Pegasystems presently has a consensus target price of $61.83, indicating a potential upside of 21.87%. Perion Network has a consensus target price of $12.38, indicating a potential upside of 35.99%. Given Perion Network's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perion Network is more favorable than Pegasystems.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PEGA or PERI?

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
Pegasystems	$1.50B	5.80	$99.19M	$1.16	43.74
Perion Network	$498.29M	0.82	$12.61M	-$0.17	-53.53

Is PEGA or PERI more profitable?

Pegasystems has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Perion Network's net margin of -1.75%. Pegasystems' return on equity of 42.42% beat Perion Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pegasystems	13.14%	42.42%	16.24%
Perion Network	-1.75%	2.88%	2.30%

Does the media prefer PEGA or PERI?

In the previous week, Pegasystems had 5 more articles in the media than Perion Network. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Pegasystems and 8 mentions for Perion Network. Pegasystems' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Perion Network's score of -0.03 indicating that Pegasystems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pegasystems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Perion Network	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

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

Summary

Pegasystems beats Perion Network on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.