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VHC vs. DMRC, SNCR, SEAC, CRM, INTU, ADBE, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, and ADSK

Should you be buying VirnetX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VirnetX include Digimarc (DMRC), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), SeaChange International (SEAC), Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Adobe (ADBE), Strategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), and Autodesk (ADSK). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

VirnetX vs. Its Competitors

VirnetX (NYSE:VHC) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) are both small-cap application software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

10.4% of VirnetX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Digimarc shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of VirnetX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Digimarc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

VirnetX has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digimarc has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

VirnetX has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Digimarc's net margin of -110.92%. VirnetX's return on equity of -44.89% beat Digimarc's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
VirnetXN/A -44.89% -36.13%
Digimarc -110.92%-55.40%-43.81%

In the previous week, Digimarc had 1 more articles in the media than VirnetX. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Digimarc and 2 mentions for VirnetX. Digimarc's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat VirnetX's score of 0.37 indicating that Digimarc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
VirnetX
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Digimarc
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Digimarc has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 259.71%. Given Digimarc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Digimarc is more favorable than VirnetX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
VirnetX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Digimarc
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

VirnetX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Digimarc. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VirnetX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
VirnetXN/AN/A-$18.17M-$4.80-3.88
Digimarc$38.42M4.71-$39.01M-$1.83-4.56

Summary

Digimarc beats VirnetX on 9 of the 15 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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VHC vs. The Competition

MetricVirnetXINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$78.55M$19.81B$30.63B$21.31B
Dividend YieldN/A3.41%3.16%3.49%
P/E Ratio-3.8878.50440.2229.64
Price / SalesN/A65.651,929.6567.39
Price / CashN/A86.3836.7225.18
Price / Book1.758.337.034.55
Net Income-$18.17M$355.31M$808.51M$999.70M
7 Day Performance35.36%-0.57%-0.23%0.58%
1 Month Performance13.39%2.93%2.93%5.67%
1 Year Performance156.90%73.11%24,153.28%18.25%

VirnetX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VHC
VirnetX
0.1925 of 5 stars
$18.63
-4.5%
N/A+156.9%$78.55MN/A-3.8820News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
DMRC
Digimarc
1.8764 of 5 stars
$8.49
-2.0%
$30.00
+253.4%
-67.7%$184.74M$38.42M-4.66230
SNCR
Synchronoss Technologies
3.2601 of 5 stars
$5.88
-2.4%
$13.00
+121.2%
-58.9%$68.48M$173.59M-2.851,540Positive News
SEAC
SeaChange International
N/A$4.11
-17.8%
N/A-39.2%$9.59M$32.76M0.00100Gap Down
CRM
Salesforce
4.9051 of 5 stars
$251.42
-1.9%
$341.50
+35.8%
+2.6%$240.26B$37.90B39.3376,453Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
INTU
Intuit
4.958 of 5 stars
$663.80
-0.5%
$797.62
+20.2%
+9.4%$185.18B$18.83B48.3218,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ADBE
Adobe
4.8536 of 5 stars
$344.46
-3.4%
$459.52
+33.4%
-38.1%$146.17B$21.51B22.0530,709Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
MSTR
Strategy
4.7051 of 5 stars
$342.24
+2.3%
$552.50
+61.4%
+193.8%$96.94B$463.46M30.091,534Trending News
Gap Up
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.4928 of 5 stars
$345.83
-1.3%
$364.33
+5.4%
+41.8%$94.28B$4.64B93.5112,700News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
SNPS
Synopsys
4.5401 of 5 stars
$594.64
-1.5%
$634.64
+6.7%
+28.9%$92.54B$6.13B43.0620,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ADSK
Autodesk
4.5899 of 5 stars
$315.08
+0.1%
$356.09
+13.0%
+30.4%$67.38B$6.13B65.1915,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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