Semrush (SEMR) Competitors

PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) and Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PD or SEMR?

PagerDuty received 102 more outperform votes than Semrush when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.46% of users gave Semrush an outperform vote while only 57.94% of users gave PagerDuty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PagerDuty	Outperform Votes 146 57.94%	Underperform Votes 106 42.06%
Semrush	Outperform Votes 44 59.46%	Underperform Votes 30 40.54%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PD or SEMR?

Semrush has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PagerDuty. PagerDuty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semrush, 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
PagerDuty	$430.70M	3.99	-$81.76M	-$0.89	-20.75
Semrush	$307.67M	6.25	$950K	$0.10	131.40

Is PD or SEMR more profitable?

Semrush has a net margin of 4.39% compared to PagerDuty's net margin of -18.58%. Semrush's return on equity of 6.61% beat PagerDuty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PagerDuty	-18.58%	-25.83%	-4.81%
Semrush	4.39%	6.61%	4.42%

Does the media prefer PD or SEMR?

In the previous week, PagerDuty and PagerDuty both had 9 articles in the media. PagerDuty's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Semrush's score of 0.32 indicating that PagerDuty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PagerDuty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Semrush	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PD or SEMR?

97.3% of PagerDuty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Semrush shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of PagerDuty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Semrush shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PD or SEMR?

PagerDuty has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semrush has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PD or SEMR?

PagerDuty currently has a consensus price target of $21.82, indicating a potential upside of 18.13%. Semrush has a consensus price target of $15.57, indicating a potential upside of 18.50%. Given Semrush's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Semrush is more favorable than PagerDuty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PagerDuty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Semrush	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Semrush beats PagerDuty on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.