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VHC vs. DMRC, SNCR, SEAC, CRM, INTU, ADBE, CDNS, MSTR, 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), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Strategy (MSTR), 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Digimarc has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 197.32%. 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

In the previous week, Digimarc had 2 more articles in the media than VirnetX. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Digimarc and 1 mentions for VirnetX. VirnetX's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Digimarc's score of 0.63 indicating that VirnetX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
VirnetX$50K1,437.70-$18.17M-$4.80-3.51
Digimarc$38.42M5.69-$39.01M-$1.83-5.51

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Digimarc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VirnetX and Digimarc tied by winning 8 of the 16 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$71.89M$19.84B$32.03B$21.57B
Dividend YieldN/A3.58%3.19%3.56%
P/E Ratio-3.5176.08450.3029.51
Price / Sales1,437.7083.821,925.4859.84
Price / CashN/A85.9334.9318.12
Price / Book1.588.967.254.62
Net Income-$18.17M$354.21M$815.14M$1.00B
7 Day Performance-2.34%-2.12%-0.71%-0.20%
1 Month Performance22.32%5.71%7.07%2.56%
1 Year Performance139.42%75.30%24,243.98%12.26%

VirnetX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VHC
VirnetX
0.4886 of 5 stars
$16.83
-1.8%
N/A+143.8%$71.89M$50K-3.5120
DMRC
Digimarc
1.6176 of 5 stars
$10.46
-1.0%
$30.00
+186.8%
-63.7%$226.77M$38.42M-5.72230Positive News
SNCR
Synchronoss Technologies
2.6618 of 5 stars
$6.66
+0.2%
$13.00
+95.3%
-54.6%$76.53M$173.59M-3.181,540
SEAC
SeaChange International
0.9578 of 5 stars
$4.12
flat
N/A-38.0%$9.61M$32.76M0.00100
CRM
Salesforce
4.9794 of 5 stars
$247.58
-0.8%
$332.58
+34.3%
-12.0%$235.85B$37.90B36.0176,453Positive News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
INTU
Intuit
4.9066 of 5 stars
$697.81
-0.6%
$791.82
+13.5%
+12.8%$194.53B$18.83B50.7818,200Positive News
ADBE
Adobe
4.728 of 5 stars
$364.36
+0.1%
$435.63
+19.6%
-30.1%$154.51B$21.51B22.6930,709Analyst Revision
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.703 of 5 stars
$367.34
-1.6%
$364.33
-0.8%
+27.7%$100.09B$4.64B99.2812,700Positive News
MSTR
Strategy
4.6596 of 5 stars
$335.50
-0.1%
$547.50
+63.2%
+75.4%$95.13B$463.46M29.531,534Trending News
SNPS
Synopsys
4.936 of 5 stars
$501.57
-2.6%
$585.33
+16.7%
-5.0%$93.75B$6.13B39.6220,000
ADSK
Autodesk
4.4927 of 5 stars
$324.11
-0.1%
$356.83
+10.1%
+18.7%$69.03B$6.13B67.1015,300Positive News
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This page (NYSE:VHC) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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