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

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

PubMatic vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Magnite had 11 more articles in the media than PubMatic. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Magnite and 8 mentions for PubMatic. Magnite's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat PubMatic's score of 0.65 indicating that Magnite is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PubMatic
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Magnite
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

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
PubMatic$291.26M2.16$12.50M$0.08162.38
Magnite$674.62M4.72$22.79M$0.20112.85

PubMatic has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnite has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.

PubMatic currently has a consensus price target of $19.11, indicating a potential upside of 47.12%. Magnite has a consensus price target of $20.33, indicating a potential downside of 9.91%. Given PubMatic's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PubMatic is more favorable than Magnite.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PubMatic
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Magnite
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

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
PubMatic1.90% 1.99% 0.79%
Magnite 4.58%6.71%1.81%

Summary

Magnite beats PubMatic on 13 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$630.37M$17.85B$27.66B$9.10B
Dividend YieldN/A2.45%3.12%4.02%
P/E Ratio162.4071.7336.9320.26
Price / Sales2.1668.541,880.25165.28
Price / Cash10.8090.7637.5557.67
Price / Book2.268.437.285.49
Net Income$12.50M$337.83M$767.99M$250.45M
7 Day Performance1.29%-1.28%-0.26%4.79%
1 Month Performance21.29%7.40%6.06%9.59%
1 Year Performance-35.69%49.29%52,479.79%16.41%

PubMatic Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PUBM
PubMatic
3.6045 of 5 stars
$12.99
-5.0%
$19.11
+47.1%
-35.7%$630.37M$291.26M162.401,049Insider Trade
MGNI
Magnite
2.3935 of 5 stars
$24.12
+14.3%
$19.58
-18.8%
+58.7%$3.40B$668.17M120.61950News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
WB
Weibo
3.3403 of 5 stars
$9.53
-1.4%
$9.75
+2.3%
+14.5%$2.31B$1.75B6.914,982Positive News
APPN
Appian
4.2751 of 5 stars
$29.86
+3.0%
$36.29
+21.5%
-14.7%$2.22B$633.61M-35.982,033News Coverage
CXM
Sprinklr
3.4099 of 5 stars
$8.46
+3.0%
$10.25
+21.2%
-7.8%$2.19B$796.39M20.633,589Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
WRD
WeRide
N/A$7.88
-1.9%
N/AN/A$2.10B$49.47M0.003,093Analyst Upgrade
AVDX
AvidXchange
2.633 of 5 stars
$9.79
flat
$10.30
+5.2%
-20.1%$2.02B$438.94M244.751,600Positive News
BBAI
BigBear.ai
0.938 of 5 stars
$6.83
+17.0%
$5.33
-21.9%
+300.6%$1.99B$158.24M-8.76660High Trading Volume
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985)
2.5443 of 5 stars
$127.75
+13.1%
N/A+65.7%$1.96B$2.76B24.4722,720Positive News
EVCM
EverCommerce
1.3781 of 5 stars
$10.50
+1.9%
$11.36
+8.2%
-6.7%$1.92B$698.77M-58.332,000News Coverage
Insider Trade
CERT
Certara
4.2946 of 5 stars
$11.70
+2.8%
$15.67
+33.9%
-26.9%$1.90B$385.15M-585.001,546Trending News
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume

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