Veritone (VERI) Competitors

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) and Veritone (NASDAQ:VERI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer TRVG or VERI?

trivago presently has a consensus price target of $2.55, suggesting a potential upside of 51.79%. Veritone has a consensus price target of $2.88, suggesting a potential upside of 7.68%. Given trivago's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe trivago is more favorable than Veritone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Veritone	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is TRVG or VERI more profitable?

trivago has a net margin of -5.77% compared to Veritone's net margin of -47.97%. trivago's return on equity of -1.20% beat Veritone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
trivago	-5.77%	-1.20%	-0.77%
Veritone	-47.97%	-649.13%	-10.32%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TRVG or VERI?

Veritone has lower revenue, but higher earnings than trivago. trivago is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veritone, 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
trivago	$524.90M	0.22	-$178.01M	-$0.07	-24.00
Veritone	$127.56M	0.80	-$58.62M	-$2.16	-1.24

Does the media refer more to TRVG or VERI?

In the previous week, Veritone had 3 more articles in the media than trivago. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Veritone and 2 mentions for trivago. trivago's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Veritone's score of 0.23 indicating that trivago is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
trivago	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veritone	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TRVG or VERI?

trivago has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veritone has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRVG or VERI?

4.5% of trivago shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Veritone shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of trivago shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Veritone shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRVG or VERI?

trivago received 2 more outperform votes than Veritone when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.08% of users gave Veritone an outperform vote while only 58.78% of users gave trivago an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
trivago	Outperform Votes 308 58.78%	Underperform Votes 216 41.22%
Veritone	Outperform Votes 306 61.08%	Underperform Votes 195 38.92%

Summary

trivago beats Veritone on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.