Certara (CERT) Competitors

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) and Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PATH or CERT?

Certara has lower revenue, but higher earnings than UiPath. UiPath is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Certara, 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
UiPath	$1.31B	5.47	-$89.88M	-$0.16	-81.40
Certara	$354.34M	5.30	-$55.36M	-$0.20	-58.30

Do analysts rate PATH or CERT?

UiPath currently has a consensus price target of $17.44, indicating a potential upside of 33.94%. Certara has a consensus price target of $15.92, indicating a potential upside of 36.51%. Given Certara's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Certara is more favorable than UiPath.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UiPath	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Certara	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to PATH or CERT?

In the previous week, UiPath had 6 more articles in the media than Certara. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for UiPath and 20 mentions for Certara. Certara's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat UiPath's score of 0.62 indicating that Certara is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UiPath	6 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Certara	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PATH or CERT more profitable?

UiPath has a net margin of -6.49% compared to Certara's net margin of -8.34%. Certara's return on equity of 3.43% beat UiPath's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UiPath	-6.49%	-4.14%	-2.82%
Certara	-8.34%	3.43%	2.33%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PATH or CERT?

62.5% of UiPath shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Certara shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of UiPath shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Certara shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, PATH or CERT?

UiPath has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Certara has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PATH or CERT?

UiPath received 105 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 40.44% of users gave UiPath an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Certara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UiPath	Outperform Votes 129 40.44%	Underperform Votes 190 59.56%
Certara	Outperform Votes 24 33.33%	Underperform Votes 48 66.67%

Summary

UiPath and Certara tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.