Skillsoft (SKIL) Competitors $26.48 +2.47 (+10.29%) As of 01/3/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SKIL vs. OSPN, PUBM, HUYA, EVER, ECX, PRCH, CGNT, MGIC, HOLO, and ARQQShould you be buying Skillsoft stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Skillsoft include OneSpan (OSPN), PubMatic (PUBM), HUYA (HUYA), EverQuote (EVER), ECARX (ECX), Porch Group (PRCH), Cognyte Software (CGNT), Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC), MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO), and Arqit Quantum (ARQQ). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Skillsoft vs. OneSpan PubMatic HUYA EverQuote ECARX Porch Group Cognyte Software Magic Software Enterprises MicroCloud Hologram Arqit Quantum Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) and OneSpan (NASDAQ:OSPN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SKIL or OSPN? OneSpan received 160 more outperform votes than Skillsoft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote while only 35.00% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSkillsoftOutperform Votes1435.00% Underperform Votes2665.00% OneSpanOutperform Votes17460.00% Underperform Votes11640.00% Is SKIL or OSPN more profitable? OneSpan has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Skillsoft's net margin of -62.85%. OneSpan's return on equity of 23.27% beat Skillsoft's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Skillsoft-62.85% -53.74% -7.53% OneSpan 11.73%23.27%14.32% Do analysts prefer SKIL or OSPN? Skillsoft currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.18%. OneSpan has a consensus target price of $17.63, indicating a potential downside of 7.92%. Given Skillsoft's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Skillsoft is more favorable than OneSpan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Skillsoft 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67OneSpan 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media favor SKIL or OSPN? In the previous week, OneSpan had 1 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for OneSpan and 1 mentions for Skillsoft. OneSpan's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Skillsoft's score of 0.00 indicating that OneSpan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Skillsoft 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral OneSpan 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in SKIL or OSPN? 87.0% of Skillsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of Skillsoft shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OneSpan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SKIL or OSPN? OneSpan has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Skillsoft. Skillsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneSpan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSkillsoft$534.78M0.41-$349.29M-$41.50-0.64OneSpan$244.94M2.97-$29.80M$0.7425.86 Which has more risk and volatility, SKIL or OSPN? Skillsoft has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneSpan has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOneSpan beats Skillsoft on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Skillsoft News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SKIL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SKIL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSkillsoftPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$219.36M$24.99B$7.31B$19.33BDividend YieldN/A2.27%2.26%3.67%P/E Ratio-0.6496.8328.4838.96Price / Sales0.4130.94447.6620.37Price / Cash0.5991.3331.5121.28Price / Book1.8212.856.195.48Net Income-$349.29M$448.14M$129.18M$992.21M7 Day Performance22.48%2.06%3.14%3.25%1 Month Performance78.32%11.88%13.26%-0.84%1 Year Performance70.62%36.95%27.56%15.98% Skillsoft Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKILSkillsoft2.9105 of 5 stars$26.48+10.3%$35.00+32.2%+70.3%$219.36M$534.78M-0.642,318OSPNOneSpan4.0292 of 5 stars$18.82+0.2%$17.63-6.3%+98.3%$714.99M$244.94M25.43526PUBMPubMatic3.4927 of 5 stars$14.96-0.9%$21.13+41.2%+1.7%$714.59M$290.35M48.26880Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHUYAHUYA3.6203 of 5 stars$3.00-1.6%$5.68+89.2%-12.6%$699.25M$6.11B-33.331,345News CoverageEVEREverQuote4.1861 of 5 stars$19.71+0.2%$32.17+63.2%+72.9%$696.77M$408.44M57.97610Analyst RevisionECXECARX0.8784 of 5 stars$1.98+4.5%N/A-24.8%$667.45M$5.46B-3.952,020High Trading VolumePRCHPorch Group1.822 of 5 stars$5.54+1.8%$5.34-3.5%+94.9%$662.27M$452.10M-7.911,700News CoverageCGNTCognyte Software3.6479 of 5 stars$8.60-1.9%$8.25-4.1%+48.7%$618.29M$339.82M-45.261,613Positive NewsMGICMagic Software Enterprises4.256 of 5 stars$11.67-0.1%$15.00+28.5%+21.0%$572.99M$535.48M16.673,628News CoveragePositive NewsHOLOMicroCloud Hologram0.3525 of 5 stars$6.76+181.6%N/A-92.7%$554.16M$234.30M0.002Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeARQQArqit Quantum3.086 of 5 stars$43.43+1.7%$27.00-37.8%+263.5%$543.05M$293,000.000.00140Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OneSpan Alternatives PubMatic Alternatives HUYA Alternatives EverQuote Alternatives ECARX Alternatives Porch Group Alternatives Cognyte Software Alternatives Magic Software Enterprises Alternatives MicroCloud Hologram Alternatives Arqit Quantum Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SKIL) was last updated on 1/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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