OneSpan (OSPN) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer OSPN or DV?

OneSpan presently has a consensus price target of $17.63, suggesting a potential upside of 21.89%. DoubleVerify has a consensus price target of $21.58, suggesting a potential upside of 79.19%. Given DoubleVerify's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DoubleVerify is more favorable than OneSpan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneSpan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
DoubleVerify	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OSPN or DV?

OneSpan received 56 more outperform votes than DoubleVerify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.83% of users gave DoubleVerify an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OneSpan	Outperform Votes 176 59.86%	Underperform Votes 118 40.14%
DoubleVerify	Outperform Votes 120 62.83%	Underperform Votes 71 37.17%

Which has more volatility and risk, OSPN or DV?

OneSpan has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleVerify has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor OSPN or DV?

In the previous week, DoubleVerify had 7 more articles in the media than OneSpan. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for DoubleVerify and 10 mentions for OneSpan. OneSpan's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat DoubleVerify's score of 0.64 indicating that OneSpan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OneSpan	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DoubleVerify	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OSPN or DV more profitable?

OneSpan has a net margin of 11.73% compared to DoubleVerify's net margin of 10.33%. OneSpan's return on equity of 23.27% beat DoubleVerify's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneSpan	11.73%	23.27%	14.32%
DoubleVerify	10.33%	5.99%	5.18%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OSPN or DV?

DoubleVerify has higher revenue and earnings than OneSpan. OneSpan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleVerify, 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
OneSpan	$243.18M	2.27	-$29.80M	$1.45	9.97
DoubleVerify	$656.85M	3.04	$71.47M	$0.31	38.84

Is OSPN or DV a better dividend stock?

OneSpan pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. DoubleVerify pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. OneSpan pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DoubleVerify pays out 116.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OneSpan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OSPN or DV?

95.5% of OneSpan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of OneSpan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of DoubleVerify shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DoubleVerify beats OneSpan on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.