Perion Network (PERI) Competitors

Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, PERI or LSPD?

Perion Network has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PERI or LSPD?

Perion Network has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Perion Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightspeed Commerce, 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	$429.81M	1.10	$117.41M	-$0.17	-61.76
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.05B	1.59	-$163.96M	-$0.80	-13.70

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

68.1% of Perion Network shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Perion Network shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PERI or LSPD more profitable?

Perion Network has a net margin of 2.53% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. Perion Network's return on equity of 5.55% beat Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perion Network	2.53%	5.55%	4.30%
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	0.61%	0.57%

Does the media refer more to PERI or LSPD?

In the previous week, Perion Network had 10 more articles in the media than Lightspeed Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Perion Network and 7 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Perion Network's score of 0.50 indicating that Lightspeed Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perion Network	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lightspeed Commerce	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PERI or LSPD?

Perion Network presently has a consensus target price of $12.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.48%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus target price of $14.29, indicating a potential upside of 30.36%. Given Lightspeed Commerce's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lightspeed Commerce is more favorable than Perion Network.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perion Network	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PERI or LSPD?

Perion Network received 200 more outperform votes than Lightspeed Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.09% of users gave Perion Network an outperform vote while only 50.73% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Perion Network	Outperform Votes 304 69.09%	Underperform Votes 136 30.91%
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 104 50.73%	Underperform Votes 101 49.27%

Summary

Perion Network beats Lightspeed Commerce on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.