Cerence (CRNC) Competitors

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) and Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to CRNC or NYAX?

In the previous week, Nayax had 2 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nayax and 1 mentions for Cerence. Cerence's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Nayax's score of 0.61 indicating that Cerence is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	Positive
Nayax	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CRNC or NYAX?

Cerence currently has a consensus price target of $8.60, indicating a potential upside of 13.91%. Nayax has a consensus price target of $34.75, indicating a potential downside of 7.87%. Given Cerence's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cerence is more favorable than Nayax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Nayax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CRNC or NYAX?

Nayax has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Nayax 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
Cerence	$244.07M	1.34	-$588.08M	-$15.22	-0.50
Nayax	$314.01M	4.26	-$15.89M	-$0.16	-235.75

Is CRNC or NYAX more profitable?

Nayax has a net margin of -3.62% compared to Cerence's net margin of -260.68%. Nayax's return on equity of -7.32% beat Cerence's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cerence	-260.68%	-8.66%	-2.56%
Nayax	-3.62%	-7.32%	-2.63%

Which has more risk & volatility, CRNC or NYAX?

Cerence has a beta of 3.01, suggesting that its stock price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRNC or NYAX?

Cerence received 85 more outperform votes than Nayax when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.88% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote while only 31.25% of users gave Nayax an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerence	Outperform Votes 90 54.88%	Underperform Votes 74 45.12%
Nayax	Outperform Votes 5 31.25%	Underperform Votes 11 68.75%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRNC or NYAX?

91.4% of Cerence shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Nayax shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Cerence shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cerence and Nayax tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.