MLNK vs. SOUN, FROG, CWAN, BILL, QTWO, YOU, DJT, ZETA, SAIC, and BOX
Should you be buying MeridianLink stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MeridianLink include SoundHound AI (SOUN), JFrog (FROG), Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), BILL (BILL), Q2 (QTWO), CLEAR Secure (YOU), Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), Zeta Global (ZETA), Science Applications International (SAIC), and BOX (BOX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
MeridianLink vs. Its Competitors
MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK) and SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, SoundHound AI had 45 more articles in the media than MeridianLink. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for SoundHound AI and 1 mentions for MeridianLink. MeridianLink's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat SoundHound AI's score of 0.61 indicating that MeridianLink is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MeridianLink has higher revenue and earnings than SoundHound AI. MeridianLink is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SoundHound AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
82.7% of MeridianLink shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of SoundHound AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of MeridianLink shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of SoundHound AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
MeridianLink currently has a consensus target price of $20.07, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. SoundHound AI has a consensus target price of $14.36, indicating a potential downside of 19.25%. Given MeridianLink's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MeridianLink is more favorable than SoundHound AI.
MeridianLink has a net margin of -6.90% compared to SoundHound AI's net margin of -171.81%. MeridianLink's return on equity of -4.50% beat SoundHound AI's return on equity.
MeridianLink has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundHound AI has a beta of 2.58, indicating that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MeridianLink beats SoundHound AI on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:MLNK) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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