OneSpan (OSPN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OSPN or RBBN?

Ribbon Communications received 334 more outperform votes than OneSpan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.98% of users gave Ribbon Communications an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OneSpan	Outperform Votes 173 59.86%	Underperform Votes 116 40.14%
Ribbon Communications	Outperform Votes 507 62.98%	Underperform Votes 298 37.02%

Does the media favor OSPN or RBBN?

In the previous week, OneSpan had 1 more articles in the media than Ribbon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for OneSpan and 1 mentions for Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat OneSpan's score of 0.98 indicating that Ribbon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OneSpan	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ribbon Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, OSPN or RBBN?

OneSpan has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ribbon Communications has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of OneSpan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ribbon Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate OSPN or RBBN?

OneSpan presently has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.78%. Ribbon Communications has a consensus target price of $5.83, suggesting a potential upside of 51.12%. Given Ribbon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ribbon Communications 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
Ribbon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is OSPN or RBBN more profitable?

OneSpan has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Ribbon Communications' net margin of -6.62%. OneSpan's return on equity of 23.27% beat Ribbon Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneSpan	11.73%	23.27%	14.32%
Ribbon Communications	-6.62%	5.41%	2.04%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OSPN or RBBN?

OneSpan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneSpan, 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	$235.11M	2.79	-$29.80M	$0.74	23.32
Ribbon Communications	$826.34M	0.82	-$66.21M	-$0.32	-12.06

Summary

OneSpan beats Ribbon Communications on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.