Outbrain (OB) Competitors

Employers (NYSE:EIG) and Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EIG or OB?

Employers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Outbrain. Outbrain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Employers, 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
Employers	$850.90M	1.44	$118.10M	$5.34	9.29
Outbrain	$935.82M	0.35	$10.24M	-$0.05	-132.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EIG or OB?

Employers received 17 more outperform votes than Outbrain when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.28% of users gave Employers an outperform vote while only 60.41% of users gave Outbrain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Employers	Outperform Votes 284 62.28%	Underperform Votes 172 37.72%
Outbrain	Outperform Votes 267 60.41%	Underperform Votes 175 39.59%

Does the media favor EIG or OB?

In the previous week, Employers had 2 more articles in the media than Outbrain. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Employers and 0 mentions for Outbrain. Employers' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Outbrain's score of 0.00 indicating that Employers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Employers	Positive
Outbrain	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, EIG or OB?

Employers has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Outbrain has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EIG or OB?

80.5% of Employers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Outbrain shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Employers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Outbrain shares are owned 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.

Is EIG or OB more profitable?

Employers has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Outbrain's net margin of 0.39%. Employers' return on equity of 9.78% beat Outbrain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Employers	15.27%	9.78%	2.84%
Outbrain	0.39%	2.18%	0.79%

Do analysts rate EIG or OB?

Employers currently has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.87%. Outbrain has a consensus target price of $6.66, indicating a potential upside of 0.76%. Given Employers' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Employers is more favorable than Outbrain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Employers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Outbrain	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Employers beats Outbrain on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.