Red Violet (RDVT) Competitors

Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) and Certara (NASDAQ:CERT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, RDVT or CERT?

Red Violet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Certara. Certara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Violet, 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
Red Violet	$60.20M	8.90	$13.53M	$0.36	107.89
Certara	$372.80M	5.69	-$55.36M	-$0.20	-65.85

Which has more volatility and risk, RDVT or CERT?

Red Violet has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Certara has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RDVT or CERT more profitable?

Red Violet has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Certara's net margin of -8.34%. Red Violet's return on equity of 6.80% beat Certara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Violet	7.17%	6.80%	6.28%
Certara	-8.34%	3.43%	2.33%

Does the media refer more to RDVT or CERT?

In the previous week, Red Violet had 1 more articles in the media than Certara. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Red Violet and 4 mentions for Certara. Certara's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Red Violet's score of 0.77 indicating that Certara is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Red Violet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Certara	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer RDVT or CERT?

Red Violet currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 35.63%. Certara has a consensus price target of $15.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.86%. Given Certara's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Certara is more favorable than Red Violet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Violet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RDVT or CERT?

Red Violet received 42 more outperform votes than Certara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.26% of users gave Red Violet an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Certara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Red Violet	Outperform Votes 66 62.26%	Underperform Votes 40 37.74%
Certara	Outperform Votes 24 33.33%	Underperform Votes 48 66.67%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RDVT or CERT?

63.6% of Red Violet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Certara shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Red Violet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Certara shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Red Violet beats Certara on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.