Digimarc (DMRC) Competitors

Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) and Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is DMRC or RBBN more profitable?

Ribbon Communications has a net margin of -7.11% compared to Digimarc's net margin of -114.38%. Ribbon Communications' return on equity of 4.32% beat Digimarc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digimarc	-114.38%	-46.01%	-36.78%
Ribbon Communications	-7.11%	4.32%	1.70%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DMRC or RBBN?

66.9% of Digimarc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Digimarc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to DMRC or RBBN?

In the previous week, Digimarc had 2 more articles in the media than Ribbon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Digimarc and 3 mentions for Ribbon Communications. Digimarc's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ribbon Communications' score of 0.59 indicating that Digimarc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Digimarc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ribbon Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DMRC or RBBN?

Digimarc has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ribbon Communications. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ribbon Communications, 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
Digimarc	$34.85M	16.37	-$45.96M	-$2.08	-12.83
Ribbon Communications	$826.34M	0.66	-$66.21M	-$0.35	-8.97

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DMRC or RBBN?

Ribbon Communications received 183 more outperform votes than Digimarc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.74% of users gave Digimarc an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Ribbon Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Digimarc	Outperform Votes 321 66.74%	Underperform Votes 160 33.26%
Ribbon Communications	Outperform Votes 504 62.84%	Underperform Votes 298 37.16%

Do analysts prefer DMRC or RBBN?

Digimarc presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.08%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ribbon Communications is more favorable than Digimarc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digimarc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, DMRC or RBBN?

Digimarc has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ribbon Communications beats Digimarc on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.