Cognyte Software (CGNT) Competitors

DoubleVerify (NYSE:DV) and Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DV or CGNT?

Cognyte Software received 98 more outperform votes than DoubleVerify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.44% of users gave DoubleVerify an outperform vote while only 56.54% of users gave Cognyte Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DoubleVerify	Outperform Votes 118 63.44%	Underperform Votes 68 36.56%
Cognyte Software	Outperform Votes 216 56.54%	Underperform Votes 166 43.46%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DV or CGNT?

97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of Cognyte Software shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of DoubleVerify shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.7% of Cognyte Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DV or CGNT more profitable?

DoubleVerify has a net margin of 10.33% compared to Cognyte Software's net margin of -3.95%. DoubleVerify's return on equity of 5.99% beat Cognyte Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoubleVerify	10.33%	5.99%	5.18%
Cognyte Software	-3.95%	-13.30%	-6.01%

Which has more risk & volatility, DV or CGNT?

DoubleVerify has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognyte Software has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DV or CGNT?

DoubleVerify has higher revenue and earnings than Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleVerify, 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
DoubleVerify	$656.85M	3.52	$71.47M	$0.31	44.95
Cognyte Software	$339.82M	1.71	-$15.57M	-$0.19	-42.63

Does the media prefer DV or CGNT?

In the previous week, DoubleVerify had 2 more articles in the media than Cognyte Software. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for DoubleVerify and 5 mentions for Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat DoubleVerify's score of 0.54 indicating that Cognyte Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DoubleVerify	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cognyte Software	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DV or CGNT?

DoubleVerify currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.04%. Cognyte Software has a consensus target price of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.85%. Given DoubleVerify's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DoubleVerify is more favorable than Cognyte Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoubleVerify	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Cognyte Software	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

DoubleVerify beats Cognyte Software on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.