OneSpan (OSPN) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, DV or OSPN?

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
DoubleVerify	$656.85M	3.62	$71.47M	$0.31	46.19
OneSpan	$243.18M	2.59	-$29.80M	$1.45	11.37

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DV or OSPN?

OneSpan received 58 more outperform votes than DoubleVerify when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.44% of users gave DoubleVerify an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DoubleVerify	Outperform Votes 118 63.44%	Underperform Votes 68 36.56%
OneSpan	Outperform Votes 176 60.07%	Underperform Votes 117 39.93%

Do analysts prefer DV or OSPN?

DoubleVerify currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.61%. OneSpan has a consensus price target of $17.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.88%. Given DoubleVerify's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DoubleVerify is more favorable than OneSpan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoubleVerify	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
OneSpan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, DV or OSPN?

DoubleVerify has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneSpan has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of DoubleVerify 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DV or OSPN 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
DoubleVerify	10.33%	5.99%	5.18%
OneSpan	11.73%	23.27%	14.32%

Is DV or OSPN a better dividend stock?

DoubleVerify pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. OneSpan pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OneSpan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to DV or OSPN?

In the previous week, DoubleVerify had 5 more articles in the media than OneSpan. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for DoubleVerify and 4 mentions for OneSpan. OneSpan's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat DoubleVerify's score of 0.43 indicating that OneSpan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

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