VerifyMe (VRME) Competitors

NetSol Technologies (NASDAQ:NTWK) and VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NTWK or VRME?

16.0% of NetSol Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of VerifyMe shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of NetSol Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of VerifyMe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NTWK or VRME more profitable?

NetSol Technologies has a net margin of 4.46% compared to VerifyMe's net margin of -17.16%. NetSol Technologies' return on equity of 7.40% beat VerifyMe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetSol Technologies	4.46%	7.40%	4.86%
VerifyMe	-17.16%	-14.32%	-10.90%

Which has more volatility & risk, NTWK or VRME?

NetSol Technologies has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VerifyMe has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NTWK or VRME?

VerifyMe has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.74%. Given VerifyMe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VerifyMe is more favorable than NetSol Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetSol Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
VerifyMe	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NTWK or VRME?

NetSol Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than VerifyMe. VerifyMe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetSol Technologies, 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
NetSol Technologies	$66.09M	0.80	$2.92M	$0.25	18.00
VerifyMe	$22.07M	0.63	-$3.82M	-$0.35	-3.23

Does the media favor NTWK or VRME?

In the previous week, NetSol Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than VerifyMe. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for NetSol Technologies and 2 mentions for VerifyMe. NetSol Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat VerifyMe's score of -1.00 indicating that NetSol Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetSol Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VerifyMe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

NetSol Technologies beats VerifyMe on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.