Intellicheck (IDN) Competitors

Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) and Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, IDN or CRNC?

Intellicheck has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerence has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IDN or CRNC?

Intellicheck currently has a consensus target price of $6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.84%. Cerence has a consensus target price of $10.42, suggesting a potential downside of 11.95%. Given Intellicheck's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intellicheck is more favorable than Cerence.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intellicheck	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IDN or CRNC?

42.8% of Intellicheck shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Cerence shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Intellicheck shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Cerence shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IDN or CRNC more profitable?

Intellicheck has a net margin of -3.37% compared to Cerence's net margin of -10.48%. Cerence's return on equity of 3.14% beat Intellicheck's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intellicheck	-3.37%	-1.59%	-1.23%
Cerence	-10.48%	3.14%	0.68%

Does the media favor IDN or CRNC?

In the previous week, Intellicheck had 31 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Intellicheck and 5 mentions for Cerence. Intellicheck's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Cerence's score of 0.40 indicating that Intellicheck is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intellicheck	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cerence	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IDN or CRNC?

Intellicheck has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cerence. Intellicheck is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cerence, 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
Intellicheck	$20.66M	4.82	-$1.98M	-$0.04	-125.50
Cerence	$245.95M	2.08	-$588.08M	-$0.66	-17.92

Summary

Intellicheck beats Cerence on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.