MeridianLink (MLNK) Competitors

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) and MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is NBIS or MLNK more profitable?

Nebius Group has a net margin of -4.76% compared to MeridianLink's net margin of -16.57%. Nebius Group's return on equity of 7.18% beat MeridianLink's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nebius Group	-4.76%	7.18%	4.00%
MeridianLink	-16.57%	-9.57%	-4.47%

Which has more volatility and risk, NBIS or MLNK?

Nebius Group has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MeridianLink has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NBIS or MLNK?

Nebius Group currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 112.97%. MeridianLink has a consensus price target of $20.08, suggesting a potential upside of 21.72%. Given Nebius Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nebius Group is more favorable than MeridianLink.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nebius Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MeridianLink	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NBIS or MLNK?

MeridianLink received 10 more outperform votes than Nebius Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Nebius Group an outperform vote while only 26.67% of users gave MeridianLink an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nebius Group	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
MeridianLink	Outperform Votes 16 26.67%	Underperform Votes 44 73.33%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NBIS or MLNK?

21.9% of Nebius Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of MeridianLink shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of MeridianLink shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NBIS or MLNK?

Nebius Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MeridianLink. MeridianLink is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nebius Group, 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
Nebius Group	$117.50M	42.34	$221.50M	-$0.57	-37.07
MeridianLink	$316.30M	4.00	-$42.54M	-$0.39	-42.31

Does the media favor NBIS or MLNK?

In the previous week, Nebius Group had 3 more articles in the media than MeridianLink. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Nebius Group and 5 mentions for MeridianLink. Nebius Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat MeridianLink's score of 0.24 indicating that Nebius Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nebius Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MeridianLink	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Nebius Group beats MeridianLink on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.