SPS Commerce (SPSC) Competitors

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRSN or SPSC?

SPS Commerce received 246 more outperform votes than VeriSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.70% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 62.28% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VeriSign	Outperform Votes 393 62.28%	Underperform Votes 238 37.72%
SPS Commerce	Outperform Votes 639 73.70%	Underperform Votes 228 26.30%

Which has more risk and volatility, VRSN or SPSC?

VeriSign has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VRSN or SPSC?

In the previous week, VeriSign had 3 more articles in the media than SPS Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for VeriSign and 4 mentions for SPS Commerce. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat VeriSign's score of 0.97 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VeriSign	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPS Commerce	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VRSN or SPSC?

VeriSign presently has a consensus price target of $244.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.35%. SPS Commerce has a consensus price target of $218.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Given VeriSign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VeriSign is more favorable than SPS Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VeriSign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has better earnings & valuation, VRSN or SPSC?

VeriSign has higher revenue and earnings than SPS Commerce. VeriSign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, 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
VeriSign	$1.49B	13.50	$817.60M	$8.60	24.39
SPS Commerce	$536.91M	13.37	$65.82M	$2.09	91.39

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VRSN or SPSC?

92.9% of VeriSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of VeriSign shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VRSN or SPSC more profitable?

VeriSign has a net margin of 55.74% compared to SPS Commerce's net margin of 12.83%. SPS Commerce's return on equity of 12.60% beat VeriSign's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VeriSign	55.74%	-45.59%	49.06%
SPS Commerce	12.83%	12.60%	10.31%

Summary

VeriSign beats SPS Commerce on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.