Vimeo (VMEO) Competitors

Vimeo (NASDAQ:VMEO) and CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Is VMEO or YOU more profitable?

CLEAR Secure has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Vimeo's net margin of 3.17%. CLEAR Secure's return on equity of 122.69% beat Vimeo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vimeo	3.17%	3.31%	2.10%
CLEAR Secure	21.17%	122.69%	18.97%

Do analysts rate VMEO or YOU?

Vimeo currently has a consensus price target of $7.03, indicating a potential downside of 9.12%. CLEAR Secure has a consensus price target of $34.71, indicating a potential downside of 8.41%. Given CLEAR Secure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CLEAR Secure is more favorable than Vimeo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vimeo	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CLEAR Secure	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media favor VMEO or YOU?

In the previous week, Vimeo had 2 more articles in the media than CLEAR Secure. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Vimeo and 9 mentions for CLEAR Secure. CLEAR Secure's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Vimeo's score of 0.33 indicating that CLEAR Secure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vimeo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CLEAR Secure	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VMEO or YOU?

Vimeo has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CLEAR Secure has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VMEO or YOU?

85.0% of Vimeo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.8% of CLEAR Secure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Vimeo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of CLEAR Secure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VMEO or YOU?

CLEAR Secure has higher revenue and earnings than Vimeo. CLEAR Secure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vimeo, 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
Vimeo	$417.01M	3.07	$27.01M	$0.08	96.63
CLEAR Secure	$770.49M	6.54	$169.68M	$1.60	23.69

Summary

CLEAR Secure beats Vimeo on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.