MLNK vs. BOX, PONY, BILL, FRSH, GRND, INTA, PYCR, TENB, RUM, and SOUN
Should you be buying MeridianLink stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MeridianLink include BOX (BOX), Pony AI (PONY), BILL (BILL), Freshworks (FRSH), Grindr (GRND), Intapp (INTA), Paycor HCM (PYCR), Tenable (TENB), Rumble (RUM), and SoundHound AI (SOUN). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
MeridianLink vs. Its Competitors
BOX (NYSE:BOX) and MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK) are both computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of MeridianLink shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of BOX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of MeridianLink shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
BOX presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.07%. MeridianLink has a consensus price target of $19.42, suggesting a potential upside of 14.42%. Given BOX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BOX is more favorable than MeridianLink.
BOX has a net margin of 21.38% compared to MeridianLink's net margin of -9.11%. MeridianLink's return on equity of -5.14% beat BOX's return on equity.
In the previous week, BOX had 2 more articles in the media than MeridianLink. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BOX and 2 mentions for MeridianLink. MeridianLink's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BOX's score of 0.74 indicating that MeridianLink is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BOX has higher revenue and earnings than MeridianLink. MeridianLink is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BOX has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MeridianLink has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BOX beats MeridianLink on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MLNK) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
