DoubleVerify (DV) Competitors $15.17 -0.15 (-0.98%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.32 +0.15 (+1.02%) As of 06:50 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DV vs. PCTY, KVYO, DAY, APPF, ESTC, CFLT, DSGX, KD, MTCH, and WIXShould you be buying DoubleVerify stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DoubleVerify include Paylocity (PCTY), Klaviyo (KVYO), Dayforce (DAY), AppFolio (APPF), Elastic (ESTC), Confluent (CFLT), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Kyndryl (KD), Match Group (MTCH), and Wix.com (WIX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. DoubleVerify vs. Its Competitors Paylocity Klaviyo Dayforce AppFolio Elastic Confluent The Descartes Systems Group Kyndryl Match Group Wix.com Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) and DoubleVerify (NYSE:DV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings and valuation, PCTY or DV? Paylocity has higher revenue and earnings than DoubleVerify. Paylocity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleVerify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPaylocity$1.40B7.14$206.77M$4.0145.24DoubleVerify$656.85M3.75$56.23M$0.2854.18 Is PCTY or DV more profitable? Paylocity has a net margin of 14.65% compared to DoubleVerify's net margin of 7.55%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.90% beat DoubleVerify's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paylocity14.65% 22.90% 5.53% DoubleVerify 7.55%4.73%4.03% Which has more risk & volatility, PCTY or DV? Paylocity has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleVerify has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PCTY or DV? 94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are held by institutional investors. 21.9% of Paylocity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of DoubleVerify 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. Do analysts prefer PCTY or DV? Paylocity presently has a consensus target price of $223.13, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. DoubleVerify has a consensus target price of $18.92, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. Given DoubleVerify's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DoubleVerify is more favorable than Paylocity.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paylocity 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75DoubleVerify 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Does the media favor PCTY or DV? In the previous week, DoubleVerify had 4 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for DoubleVerify and 9 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat DoubleVerify's score of 0.64 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paylocity 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DoubleVerify 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPaylocity beats DoubleVerify on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DoubleVerify News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart DV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDoubleVerifyINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.46B$18.62B$28.46B$20.40BDividend YieldN/A2.99%3.10%3.70%P/E Ratio54.1884.8748.1329.01Price / Sales3.7564.561,552.1556.89Price / Cash25.1782.8533.4617.53Price / Book2.378.108.224.53Net Income$56.23M$344.92M$802.12M$994.29M7 Day Performance-5.13%-6.76%3.29%-3.62%1 Month Performance-1.27%-1.15%-1.13%-2.71%1 Year Performance-25.49%57.38%53,364.62%10.16% DoubleVerify Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DVDoubleVerify3.1907 of 5 stars$15.17-1.0%$18.92+24.7%-25.5%$2.46B$656.85M54.18800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePCTYPaylocity4.7909 of 5 stars$186.26-0.9%$221.76+19.1%+14.8%$10.29B$1.55B46.456,400Upcoming EarningsKVYOKlaviyo3.9512 of 5 stars$33.85+2.5%$42.47+25.5%+24.3%$10.05B$937.46M-188.052,182Upcoming EarningsDAYDayforce3.6636 of 5 stars$59.16-1.4%$70.86+19.8%+3.9%$9.46B$1.76B369.779,600Upcoming EarningsAPPFAppFolio1.969 of 5 stars$260.49-1.5%$253.60-2.6%+51.6%$9.39B$824.47M48.601,634Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpESTCElastic3.7537 of 5 stars$88.92-1.0%$112.72+26.8%-22.0%$9.38B$1.48B-84.693,537Positive NewsCFLTConfluent3.4316 of 5 stars$27.00-1.3%$30.36+12.4%-10.8%$9.19B$963.64M-27.553,060Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group3.0418 of 5 stars$106.79-0.8%$122.18+14.4%+9.1%$9.16B$668.39M64.332,524News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeKDKyndryl3.2838 of 5 stars$39.47+0.9%$46.00+16.5%+55.7%$9.13B$15.06B38.3273,000Positive NewsMTCHMatch Group4.9719 of 5 stars$34.16-1.2%$36.16+5.9%-8.4%$8.55B$3.45B16.912,510Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWIXWix.com4.7369 of 5 stars$150.50-1.3%$228.95+52.1%-12.9%$8.44B$1.81B59.964,568Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PCTY Competitors KVYO Competitors DAY Competitors APPF Competitors ESTC Competitors CFLT Competitors DSGX Competitors KD Competitors MTCH Competitors WIX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DV) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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