VirnetX (VHC) Competitors $18.39 -0.86 (-4.45%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.40 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 07/25/2025 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VHC vs. DMRC, SNCR, SEAC, CRM, INTU, ADBE, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, and ADSKShould 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), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), and Autodesk (ADSK). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. VirnetX vs. Its Competitors Digimarc Synchronoss Technologies SeaChange International Salesforce Intuit Adobe MicroStrategy Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Autodesk VirnetX (NYSE:VHC) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) are both small-cap application software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media favor VHC or DMRC? 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. Digimarc's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat VirnetX's score of 0.00 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Digimarc 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer VHC or DMRC? Digimarc has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 146.51%. Given Digimarc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 0.00Digimarc 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VHC or DMRC? 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 RatioVirnetXN/AN/A-$18.17M-$4.88-3.77Digimarc$38.42M6.83-$39.01M-$1.88-6.47 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VHC or DMRC? 10.4% of VirnetX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Digimarc shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of VirnetX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Digimarc shares are owned by 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. Which has more volatility and risk, VHC or DMRC? VirnetX has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digimarc has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VHC or DMRC more profitable? VirnetX has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Digimarc's net margin of -106.75%. VirnetX's return on equity of -41.26% beat Digimarc's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VirnetXN/A -41.26% -33.57% Digimarc -106.75%-47.23%-38.07% SummaryDigimarc beats VirnetX on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get VirnetX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VHC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VHC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirnetXINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$81.59M$18.76B$28.90B$21.05BDividend YieldN/A2.76%3.01%3.59%P/E Ratio-3.7778.4834.4028.45Price / SalesN/A69.051,705.7371.70Price / CashN/A94.1238.3822.92Price / Book1.738.767.794.68Net Income-$18.17M$341.62M$782.91M$995.51M7 Day Performance-9.56%2.44%0.79%1.65%1 Month Performance88.66%11.58%6.09%4.54%1 Year Performance267.15%55.50%52,641.05%10.00% VirnetX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VHCVirnetX0.0438 of 5 stars$18.39-4.4%N/A+272.3%$81.59MN/A-3.7720Gap UpDMRCDigimarc2.6321 of 5 stars$12.83+1.2%$30.00+133.8%-64.2%$276.51M$37.85M-6.82230SNCRSynchronoss Technologies3.4629 of 5 stars$7.52-0.7%$13.00+72.9%-16.8%$86.48M$173.59M-35.811,540News CoverageSEACSeaChange International1.2411 of 5 stars$4.65flatN/A+5.3%$10.70M$32.76M0.00100CRMSalesforce4.8755 of 5 stars$259.45+0.5%$348.16+34.2%+4.9%$248.03B$37.90B40.6076,453Positive NewsInsider TradeINTUIntuit4.5295 of 5 stars$752.75+0.6%$800.55+6.3%+25.5%$209.98B$18.18B61.1018,800Positive NewsADBEAdobe4.8897 of 5 stars$366.99+1.0%$473.88+29.1%-30.3%$155.68B$21.51B23.4830,709Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMSTRMicroStrategy4.5491 of 5 stars$451.02+3.8%$514.42+14.1%+152.7%$123.31B$463.46M-20.681,534Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownCDNSCadence Design Systems4.4669 of 5 stars$317.49-1.0%$330.07+4.0%+28.6%$86.69B$4.87B80.3812,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSNPSSynopsys4.241 of 5 stars$549.53-1.7%$612.67+11.5%+11.7%$85.27B$6.22B39.6820,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeADSKAutodesk4.6331 of 5 stars$294.55+5.1%$343.64+16.7%+25.2%$63.03B$6.13B63.0715,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DMRC Competitors SNCR Competitors SEAC Competitors CRM Competitors INTU Competitors ADBE Competitors MSTR Competitors CDNS Competitors SNPS Competitors ADSK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VHC) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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