Cerence (CRNC) Competitors $8.14 -0.46 (-5.35%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.12 -0.02 (-0.29%) As of 08/1/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRNC vs. PRCH, NABL, NYAX, PD, OPRA, KARO, SEMR, RPD, IAS, and TUYAShould you be buying Cerence stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cerence include Porch Group (PRCH), N-able (NABL), Nayax (NYAX), PagerDuty (PD), Opera (OPRA), Karooooo (KARO), Semrush (SEMR), Rapid7 (RPD), Integral Ad Science (IAS), and Tuya (TUYA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Cerence vs. Its Competitors Porch Group N-able Nayax PagerDuty Opera Karooooo Semrush Rapid7 Integral Ad Science Tuya Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) and Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, CRNC or PRCH? Cerence has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Porch Group has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRNC or PRCH? 91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Porch Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Cerence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Porch Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRNC or PRCH? Porch Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Porch Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cerence, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCerence$331.50M1.06-$588.08M-$8.10-1.00Porch Group$437.85M3.41-$32.83M-$0.14-87.86 Is CRNC or PRCH more profitable? Porch Group has a net margin of -2.59% compared to Cerence's net margin of -132.39%. Cerence's return on equity of 6.16% beat Porch Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cerence-132.39% 6.16% 1.31% Porch Group -2.59%N/A -6.05% Do analysts recommend CRNC or PRCH? Cerence presently has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.92%. Porch Group has a consensus target price of $10.91, suggesting a potential downside of 11.33%. Given Cerence's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cerence is more favorable than Porch Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cerence 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Porch Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Does the media refer more to CRNC or PRCH? In the previous week, Porch Group had 3 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Porch Group and 1 mentions for Cerence. Porch Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Cerence's score of 0.00 indicating that Porch Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cerence 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Porch Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryPorch Group beats Cerence on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cerence News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRNC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCerenceIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$372.02M$16.23B$29.13B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A1.68%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-1.0037.9748.1723.83Price / Sales1.0612.071,546.2066.02Price / Cash0.5524.5438.0757.96Price / Book2.414.567.415.54Net Income-$588.08M$434.10M$782.80M$259.28M7 Day Performance-11.62%-9.20%-3.70%-4.68%1 Month Performance-22.48%-8.14%-0.17%4.36%1 Year Performance202.60%12.01%52,681.94%17.88% Cerence Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRNCCerence2.8205 of 5 stars$8.14-5.3%$10.25+25.9%+182.6%$372.02M$331.50M-1.001,400Upcoming EarningsGap DownPRCHPorch Group1.9556 of 5 stars$13.12-2.2%$10.28-21.6%+534.0%$1.59B$437.85M-93.711,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNABLN-able1.6081 of 5 stars$8.35+1.7%$9.38+12.3%-43.4%$1.58B$466.15M92.781,773News CoverageUpcoming EarningsNYAXNayax1.1511 of 5 stars$44.50-3.5%$41.67-6.4%+94.0%$1.58B$331.16M247.241,130Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownPDPagerDuty4.0956 of 5 stars$16.83+7.1%$19.75+17.3%-22.8%$1.53B$467.50M-42.081,242News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeOPRAOpera3.9227 of 5 stars$16.95-1.5%$24.90+46.9%+30.6%$1.52B$480.65M18.03630Trending NewsKAROKarooooo4.4758 of 5 stars$48.18+0.5%$57.67+19.7%+17.2%$1.49B$249.96M28.015,711SEMRSemrush3.1907 of 5 stars$9.91+1.7%$16.43+65.9%-39.9%$1.47B$396.02M123.831,170RPDRapid73.5035 of 5 stars$22.65-0.3%$33.16+46.4%-43.0%$1.46B$849.16M58.082,413News CoverageUpcoming EarningsIASIntegral Ad Science3.3963 of 5 stars$8.52+0.6%$13.65+60.2%-20.8%$1.41B$530.10M29.38760Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeTUYATuya0.3613 of 5 stars$2.46-0.8%N/A+56.5%$1.33B$298.62M61.521,435Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Porch Group Competitors N-able Competitors Nayax Competitors PagerDuty Competitors Opera Competitors Karooooo Competitors Semrush Competitors Rapid7 Competitors Integral Ad Science Competitors Tuya Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CRNC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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