Certara (CERT) Competitors

Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) and Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CERT or MTCH?

In the previous week, Match Group had 12 more articles in the media than Certara. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Match Group and 4 mentions for Certara. Certara's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Match Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Certara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Certara	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Match Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CERT or MTCH?

Match Group received 596 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.68% of users gave Match Group an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Certara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Certara	Outperform Votes 24 33.33%	Underperform Votes 48 66.67%
Match Group	Outperform Votes 620 65.68%	Underperform Votes 324 34.32%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CERT or MTCH?

Match Group has higher revenue and earnings than Certara. Certara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Match Group, 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
Certara	$372.80M	5.71	-$55.36M	-$0.20	-66.08
Match Group	$3.48B	2.40	$551.28M	$2.02	16.44

Which has more risk & volatility, CERT or MTCH?

Certara has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Match Group has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CERT or MTCH?

74.0% of Certara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Match Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Certara shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Match Group 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.

Is CERT or MTCH more profitable?

Match Group has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Certara's net margin of -8.34%. Certara's return on equity of 3.43% beat Match Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Certara	-8.34%	3.43%	2.33%
Match Group	15.84%	-574.22%	12.68%

Do analysts prefer CERT or MTCH?

Certara currently has a consensus price target of $15.92, indicating a potential upside of 20.44%. Match Group has a consensus price target of $37.68, indicating a potential upside of 13.45%. Given Certara's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Certara is more favorable than Match Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Certara	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Match Group	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

Match Group beats Certara on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.