Kaltura (KLTR) Competitors

Kaltura (NASDAQ:KLTR) and SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is KLTR or SEMR more profitable?

SEMrush has a net margin of -0.31% compared to Kaltura's net margin of -10.52%. SEMrush's return on equity of -0.47% beat Kaltura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaltura	-10.52%	-57.20%	-7.18%
SEMrush	-0.31%	-0.47%	-0.32%

Do analysts recommend KLTR or SEMR?

Kaltura presently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 51.01%. Given Kaltura's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kaltura is more favorable than SEMrush.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaltura	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SEMrush	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KLTR or SEMR?

30.8% of Kaltura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of SEMrush shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of Kaltura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.6% of SEMrush shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer KLTR or SEMR?

In the previous week, Kaltura had 2 more articles in the media than SEMrush. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kaltura and 0 mentions for SEMrush. Kaltura's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat SEMrush's score of 0.00 indicating that Kaltura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kaltura	Very Positive
SEMrush	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, KLTR or SEMR?

SEMrush has higher revenue and earnings than Kaltura.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaltura	$178.72M	1.29	-$31.32M	-$0.12	-12.42
SEMrush	$376.82M	3.12	$8.24M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, KLTR or SEMR?

Kaltura has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEMrush has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SEMrush beats Kaltura on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.