Weave Communications (WEAV) Competitors

DoubleVerify (NYSE:DV) and Weave Communications (NYSE:WEAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer DV or WEAV?

In the previous week, DoubleVerify had 37 more articles in the media than Weave Communications. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for DoubleVerify and 3 mentions for Weave Communications. DoubleVerify's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Weave Communications' score of -0.51 indicating that DoubleVerify is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DoubleVerify	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Weave Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DV or WEAV?

DoubleVerify has higher revenue and earnings than Weave Communications. Weave Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleVerify, 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
DoubleVerify	$656.85M	3.82	$56.23M	$0.28	55.13
Weave Communications	$204.31M	2.71	-$28.35M	-$0.41	-17.99

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DV or WEAV?

97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Weave Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of DoubleVerify shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Weave Communications shares are held by 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, DV or WEAV?

DoubleVerify has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weave Communications has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DV or WEAV?

DoubleVerify presently has a consensus price target of $18.92, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Weave Communications has a consensus price target of $16.10, suggesting a potential upside of 118.31%. Given Weave Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Weave Communications is more favorable than DoubleVerify.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoubleVerify	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Weave Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is DV or WEAV more profitable?

DoubleVerify has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Weave Communications' net margin of -14.07%. DoubleVerify's return on equity of 4.73% beat Weave Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoubleVerify	7.55%	4.73%	4.03%
Weave Communications	-14.07%	-31.08%	-11.20%

Summary

DoubleVerify beats Weave Communications on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.