MLNK vs. VRNS, GRND, BILL, CLBT, FROG, FRSH, BOX, INTA, SOUN, and RUM
Should you be buying MeridianLink stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MeridianLink include Varonis Systems (VRNS), Grindr (GRND), BILL (BILL), Cellebrite DI (CLBT), JFrog (FROG), Freshworks (FRSH), BOX (BOX), Intapp (INTA), SoundHound AI (SOUN), and Rumble (RUM). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
MeridianLink vs.
Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) and MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
Varonis Systems received 877 more outperform votes than MeridianLink when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave Varonis Systems an outperform vote while only 26.23% of users gave MeridianLink an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Varonis Systems had 10 more articles in the media than MeridianLink. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Varonis Systems and 6 mentions for MeridianLink. Varonis Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat MeridianLink's score of 1.49 indicating that Varonis Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Varonis Systems currently has a consensus price target of $55.06, suggesting a potential upside of 17.74%. MeridianLink has a consensus price target of $19.42, suggesting a potential upside of 20.87%. Given MeridianLink's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MeridianLink is more favorable than Varonis Systems.
MeridianLink has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MeridianLink, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MeridianLink has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of MeridianLink shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of MeridianLink shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
MeridianLink has a net margin of -16.57% compared to Varonis Systems' net margin of -17.38%. MeridianLink's return on equity of -9.57% beat Varonis Systems' return on equity.
Summary
Varonis Systems beats MeridianLink on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MLNK) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff