Digimarc (DMRC) Competitors

Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) and OneSpan (NASDAQ:OSPN) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to DMRC or OSPN?

In the previous week, Digimarc had 1 more articles in the media than OneSpan. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Digimarc and 3 mentions for OneSpan. OneSpan's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Digimarc's score of 0.54 indicating that OneSpan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Digimarc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OneSpan	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DMRC or OSPN?

Digimarc received 151 more outperform votes than OneSpan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.80% of users gave Digimarc an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Digimarc	Outperform Votes 324 66.80%	Underperform Votes 161 33.20%
OneSpan	Outperform Votes 173 59.86%	Underperform Votes 116 40.14%

Which has more risk and volatility, DMRC or OSPN?

Digimarc has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneSpan has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DMRC or OSPN?

OneSpan has higher revenue and earnings than Digimarc. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneSpan, 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
Digimarc	$34.85M	20.08	-$45.96M	-$1.95	-16.75
OneSpan	$244.94M	2.77	-$29.80M	$0.74	24.16

Do analysts prefer DMRC or OSPN?

Digimarc presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.07%. OneSpan has a consensus price target of $17.13, indicating a potential downside of 4.22%. Given Digimarc's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Digimarc is more favorable than OneSpan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digimarc	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
OneSpan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is DMRC or OSPN more profitable?

OneSpan has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Digimarc's net margin of -104.84%. OneSpan's return on equity of 23.27% beat Digimarc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digimarc	-104.84%	-41.67%	-34.11%
OneSpan	11.73%	23.27%	14.32%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DMRC or OSPN?

66.9% of Digimarc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Digimarc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OneSpan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

OneSpan beats Digimarc on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.