PERI vs. FORTY, PRO, RMBL, PRFT, CPSI, ISSC, SNCR, DAVA, BHE, and HUYA
Should you be buying Perion Network stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perion Network include Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY), PROS (PRO), RumbleON (RMBL), Perficient (PRFT), Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI), Innovative Solutions and Support (ISSC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), Endava (DAVA), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), and HUYA (HUYA).
Formula Systems (1985) (NASDAQ:FORTY) and Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
Perion Network has a consensus target price of $38.40, indicating a potential upside of 71.12%. Given Formula Systems (1985)'s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perion Network is more favorable than Formula Systems (1985).
34.8% of Formula Systems (1985) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Perion Network shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Formula Systems (1985) 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Perion Network has a net margin of 15.80% compared to Perion Network's net margin of 2.44%. Formula Systems (1985)'s return on equity of 23.06% beat Perion Network's return on equity.
Perion Network received 214 more outperform votes than Formula Systems (1985) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.84% of users gave Perion Network an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Formula Systems (1985) an outperform vote.
Formula Systems (1985) has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perion Network has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Perion Network has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Formula Systems (1985). Perion Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Formula Systems (1985), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Formula Systems (1985) had 1 more articles in the media than Perion Network. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Formula Systems (1985) and 2 mentions for Perion Network. Perion Network's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Formula Systems (1985)'s score of 0.89 indicating that Formula Systems (1985) is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Perion Network beats Formula Systems (1985) on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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