MeridianLink (MLNK) Competitors

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRNS or MLNK?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Varonis Systems	Outperform Votes 893 73.50%	Underperform Votes 322 26.50%
MeridianLink	Outperform Votes 16 26.23%	Underperform Votes 45 73.77%

Does the media refer more to VRNS or MLNK?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varonis Systems	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
MeridianLink	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VRNS or MLNK?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varonis Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
MeridianLink	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VRNS or MLNK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Varonis Systems	$573.35M	9.13	-$95.76M	-$0.81	-57.73
MeridianLink	$319.97M	3.88	-$42.54M	-$0.38	-42.27

Which has more volatility and risk, VRNS or MLNK?

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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VRNS or MLNK?

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.

Is VRNS or MLNK more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varonis Systems	-17.38%	-20.35%	-6.85%
MeridianLink	-16.57%	-9.57%	-4.47%

Summary

Varonis Systems beats MeridianLink on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.