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PUBM vs. MGNI, WB, WRD, CXM, VNET, BBAI, APPN, EVCM, AVDX, and FORTY

Should you be buying PubMatic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PubMatic include Magnite (MGNI), Weibo (WB), WeRide (WRD), Sprinklr (CXM), VNET Group (VNET), BigBear.ai (BBAI), Appian (APPN), EverCommerce (EVCM), AvidXchange (AVDX), and Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

PubMatic vs. Its Competitors

Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) and PubMatic (NASDAQ:PUBM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Magnite had 11 more articles in the media than PubMatic. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Magnite and 2 mentions for PubMatic. PubMatic's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Magnite's score of 1.22 indicating that PubMatic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Magnite
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PubMatic
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Magnite currently has a consensus target price of $21.91, indicating a potential downside of 1.27%. PubMatic has a consensus target price of $18.38, indicating a potential upside of 65.24%. Given PubMatic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PubMatic is more favorable than Magnite.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Magnite
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
PubMatic
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Magnite has higher revenue and earnings than PubMatic. Magnite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PubMatic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Magnite$668.17M4.69$22.79M$0.20110.95
PubMatic$291.26M1.85$12.50M$0.08139.00

Magnite has a net margin of 4.58% compared to PubMatic's net margin of 1.90%. Magnite's return on equity of 6.71% beat PubMatic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Magnite4.58% 6.71% 1.81%
PubMatic 1.90%1.99%0.79%

Magnite has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PubMatic has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

73.4% of Magnite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of PubMatic shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Magnite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of PubMatic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Magnite beats PubMatic on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PUBM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PUBM vs. The Competition

MetricPubMaticINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$539.62M$18.72B$28.67B$9.37B
Dividend YieldN/A3.00%3.09%4.12%
P/E Ratio139.0284.8748.0923.80
Price / Sales1.8564.051,541.8196.33
Price / Cash9.2581.3136.0156.59
Price / Book1.938.058.425.54
Net Income$12.50M$343.36M$783.53M$259.97M
7 Day Performance-12.58%-6.57%3.32%-4.67%
1 Month Performance-13.29%-1.15%-1.08%3.28%
1 Year Performance-44.51%57.38%53,283.36%17.92%

PubMatic Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PUBM
PubMatic
3.0381 of 5 stars
$11.12
-7.4%
$18.38
+65.2%
-44.5%$539.62M$291.26M139.021,049
MGNI
Magnite
3.1428 of 5 stars
$24.42
-0.2%
$20.33
-16.7%
+68.6%$3.45B$668.17M122.11950Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
WB
Weibo
1.556 of 5 stars
$10.14
-1.0%
$9.75
-3.8%
+27.2%$2.46B$1.75B7.354,982Short Interest ↑
WRD
WeRide
N/A$9.23
+1.4%
N/AN/A$2.46B$362.40M0.003,093News Coverage
Earnings Report
Gap Down
CXM
Sprinklr
3.9585 of 5 stars
$8.98
-0.3%
$10.25
+14.2%
-6.6%$2.32B$796.39M21.893,589News Coverage
VNET
VNET Group
2.3477 of 5 stars
$8.43
-6.4%
$9.30
+10.3%
+304.9%$2.27B$1.13B-843.002,581News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume
Gap Down
BBAI
BigBear.ai
1.1991 of 5 stars
$7.40
-7.0%
$6.33
-14.4%
+376.6%$2.15B$158.24M-9.48660Gap Down
APPN
Appian
2.8785 of 5 stars
$28.95
+0.5%
$36.29
+25.3%
-7.8%$2.15B$617.02M-34.882,033
EVCM
EverCommerce
1.8481 of 5 stars
$11.23
+0.4%
$11.36
+1.2%
-10.1%$2.05B$698.77M-62.392,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Insider Trade
AVDX
AvidXchange
3.2773 of 5 stars
$9.86
+0.1%
$10.30
+4.5%
+26.4%$2.04B$438.94M985.001,600Positive News
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985)
1.3862 of 5 stars
$127.67
-0.2%
N/A+60.9%$1.96B$2.76B24.4622,720News Coverage
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:PUBM) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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