MeridianLink (MLNK) Competitors

JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG) and MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK) are both computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FROG or MLNK?

MeridianLink has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JFrog. MeridianLink is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JFrog, 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
JFrog	$428.49M	11.64	-$69.24M	-$0.77	-55.49
MeridianLink	$316.30M	4.64	-$29.77M	-$0.29	-68.26

Which has more volatility and risk, FROG or MLNK?

JFrog has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MeridianLink has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FROG or MLNK?

JFrog currently has a consensus target price of $46.87, suggesting a potential upside of 9.68%. MeridianLink has a consensus target price of $20.07, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Given JFrog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JFrog is more favorable than MeridianLink.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JFrog	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
MeridianLink	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Is FROG or MLNK more profitable?

MeridianLink has a net margin of -6.90% compared to JFrog's net margin of -18.18%. MeridianLink's return on equity of -4.50% beat JFrog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JFrog	-18.18%	-7.54%	-5.20%
MeridianLink	-6.90%	-4.50%	-1.95%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FROG or MLNK?

85.0% of JFrog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of MeridianLink shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of JFrog shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of MeridianLink shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FROG or MLNK?

In the previous week, JFrog had 14 more articles in the media than MeridianLink. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for JFrog and 25 mentions for MeridianLink. JFrog's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat MeridianLink's score of 0.17 indicating that JFrog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JFrog	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MeridianLink	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

JFrog beats MeridianLink on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.