Cerence (CRNC) Competitors

Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) and Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CERT or CRNC?

74.0% of Certara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Certara shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Cerence shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CERT or CRNC?

In the previous week, Certara had 1 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Certara and 1 mentions for Cerence. Certara's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Cerence's score of 0.33 indicating that Certara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Certara	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cerence	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CERT or CRNC?

Cerence received 65 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.28% of users gave Cerence 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%
Cerence	Outperform Votes 89 55.28%	Underperform Votes 72 44.72%

Is CERT or CRNC more profitable?

Certara has a net margin of -8.34% compared to Cerence's net margin of -260.68%. Certara's return on equity of 3.43% beat Cerence's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Certara	-8.34%	3.43%	2.33%
Cerence	-260.68%	-8.66%	-2.56%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CERT or CRNC?

Certara has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Certara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cerence, 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	$354.34M	5.98	-$55.36M	-$0.20	-65.85
Cerence	$331.50M	1.64	-$588.08M	-$15.22	-0.82

Which has more risk and volatility, CERT or CRNC?

Certara has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerence has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CERT or CRNC?

Certara currently has a consensus price target of $15.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.86%. Cerence has a consensus price target of $9.16, suggesting a potential downside of 26.99%. Given Certara's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Certara is more favorable than Cerence.

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
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Certara beats Cerence on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.