DMRC vs. PLUS, NTCT, VRNT, SPNS, PRO, SNCR, VHC, SEAC, CRM, and ADBE
Should you be buying Digimarc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Digimarc include ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Verint Systems (VRNT), Sapiens International (SPNS), PROS (PRO), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), VirnetX (VHC), SeaChange International (SEAC), Salesforce (CRM), and Adobe (ADBE). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Digimarc vs.
ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Digimarc received 58 more outperform votes than ePlus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.80% of users gave Digimarc an outperform vote while only 63.03% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote.
ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Digimarc. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ePlus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ePlus has a net margin of 4.93% compared to Digimarc's net margin of -104.84%. ePlus' return on equity of 11.23% beat Digimarc's return on equity.
93.8% of ePlus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of Digimarc shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of ePlus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Digimarc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
ePlus has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digimarc has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ePlus currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.34%. Digimarc has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.82%. Given ePlus' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ePlus is more favorable than Digimarc.
In the previous week, Digimarc had 2 more articles in the media than ePlus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Digimarc and 3 mentions for ePlus. Digimarc's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat ePlus' score of 0.11 indicating that Digimarc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
ePlus and Digimarc tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:DMRC) was last updated on 2/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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