Porch Group (PRCH) Competitors

Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH) and Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PRCH or CERT?

Certara has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Porch Group. Certara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Porch Group, 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
Porch Group	$430.30M	1.28	-$133.93M	-$0.70	-6.59
Certara	$354.34M	5.13	-$55.36M	-$0.20	-56.45

Do analysts rate PRCH or CERT?

Porch Group presently has a consensus target price of $4.18, indicating a potential downside of 9.36%. Certara has a consensus target price of $15.92, indicating a potential upside of 40.98%. Given Certara's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Certara is more favorable than Porch Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Porch Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Certara	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, PRCH or CERT?

Porch Group has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Certara has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRCH or CERT more profitable?

Certara has a net margin of -8.34% compared to Porch Group's net margin of -14.55%. Certara's return on equity of 3.43% beat Porch Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Porch Group	-14.55%	N/A	-10.57%
Certara	-8.34%	3.43%	2.33%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRCH or CERT?

48.5% of Porch Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Certara shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Porch Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Certara shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to PRCH or CERT?

In the previous week, Certara had 3 more articles in the media than Porch Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Certara and 3 mentions for Porch Group. Porch Group's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Certara's score of 1.55 indicating that Porch Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Porch Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Certara	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRCH or CERT?

Porch Group received 21 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.16% of users gave Porch Group an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Certara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Porch Group	Outperform Votes 45 67.16%	Underperform Votes 22 32.84%
Certara	Outperform Votes 24 33.33%	Underperform Votes 48 66.67%

Summary

Porch Group beats Certara on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.