Certara (CERT) Competitors

Procore Technologies (NYSE:PCOR) and Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, PCOR or CERT?

Procore Technologies has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Certara has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PCOR or CERT?

Procore Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $86.88, suggesting a potential upside of 48.86%. Certara has a consensus price target of $15.17, suggesting a potential upside of 7.18%. Given Procore Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Procore Technologies is more favorable than Certara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Procore Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Certara	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PCOR or CERT?

Certara has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Procore Technologies. Certara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Procore Technologies, 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
Procore Technologies	$1.15B	7.60	-$105.96M	-$0.72	-81.06
Certara	$385.15M	5.93	-$55.36M	-$0.08	-176.88

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PCOR or CERT?

81.1% of Procore Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Certara shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Procore Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Certara shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCOR or CERT?

Procore Technologies received 90 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.58% of users gave Procore Technologies an outperform vote while only 34.18% of users gave Certara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Procore Technologies	Outperform Votes 117 61.58%	Underperform Votes 73 38.42%
Certara	Outperform Votes 27 34.18%	Underperform Votes 52 65.82%

Does the media favor PCOR or CERT?

In the previous week, Certara had 16 more articles in the media than Procore Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Certara and 29 mentions for Procore Technologies. Procore Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Certara's score of 0.41 indicating that Procore Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Procore Technologies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Certara	7 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PCOR or CERT more profitable?

Certara has a net margin of -8.34% compared to Procore Technologies' net margin of -9.20%. Certara's return on equity of 3.43% beat Procore Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Procore Technologies	-9.20%	-5.10%	-3.25%
Certara	-8.34%	3.43%	2.33%

Summary

Procore Technologies beats Certara on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.