Perion Network (PERI) Competitors

Computer Task Group (NASDAQ:CTG) and Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CTG or PERI?

Perion Network has higher revenue and earnings than Computer Task Group. Perion Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Computer Task Group, 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
Computer Task Group	$325.08M	0.52	$6.61M	$0.03	350.12
Perion Network	$743.16M	0.52	$117.41M	$2.10	3.88

Do analysts recommend CTG or PERI?

Perion Network has a consensus target price of $13.67, suggesting a potential upside of 67.69%. Given Perion Network's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perion Network is more favorable than Computer Task Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Computer Task Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Perion Network	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more risk & volatility, CTG or PERI?

Computer Task Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perion Network has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTG or PERI?

Perion Network received 1 more outperform votes than Computer Task Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.75% of users gave Perion Network an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave Computer Task Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Computer Task Group	Outperform Votes 299 61.52%	Underperform Votes 187 38.48%
Perion Network	Outperform Votes 300 70.75%	Underperform Votes 124 29.25%

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

49.5% of Computer Task Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Perion Network shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Computer Task Group 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CTG or PERI?

In the previous week, Perion Network had 2 more articles in the media than Computer Task Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Perion Network and 0 mentions for Computer Task Group. Perion Network's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Computer Task Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Perion Network is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Computer Task Group	Neutral
Perion Network	Positive

Is CTG or PERI more profitable?

Perion Network has a net margin of 11.34% compared to Computer Task Group's net margin of 0.18%. Perion Network's return on equity of 15.65% beat Computer Task Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Computer Task Group	0.18%	6.61%	3.91%
Perion Network	11.34%	15.65%	11.27%

Summary

Perion Network beats Computer Task Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.