Contrasting Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) & VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME)

Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) and VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Perion Network has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VS MEDIA has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Perion Network and VS MEDIA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perion Network	1	1	4	0	2.50
VS MEDIA	1	0	0	0	1.00

Perion Network presently has a consensus target price of $14.38, suggesting a potential upside of 46.83%. Given Perion Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Perion Network is more favorable than VS MEDIA.

Profitability

This table compares Perion Network and VS MEDIA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perion Network	-2.53%	2.28%	1.77%
VS MEDIA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Perion Network shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of VS MEDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Perion Network shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perion Network and VS MEDIA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perion Network	$498.29 million	0.81	$12.61 million	($0.26)	-37.65
VS MEDIA	$8.25 million	0.07	-$7.29 million	N/A	N/A

Perion Network has higher revenue and earnings than VS MEDIA.

Summary

Perion Network beats VS MEDIA on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perion Network

Perion Network Ltd. provides digital advertising solutions to brands, agencies, and publishers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers Wildfire, a content monetization platform; search monetization solutions, including website monetization, search mediation, and app monetization; and cross-channel digital advertising software as a service platform. The company also provides supply management platform; demand management platform for campaign planning and design; analytics platform, which provides information and performance insights; creative platform, a robust media platform; and an AI platform that uses machine learning to bring intelligence to the various phases of campaigns. In addition, it offers an actionable performance monitoring platform to support the various phases of campaign management; an online video player and integrated ad server to upload, manage, and stream video content; content monetization system, which integrates ads within the content layouts at the page level. Further, the company provides a publisher management system that provides analytics and performance optimization tools, as well as reports; search-demand management systems; monetization products that integrate and onboards demand vendors; and AI Systems. Additionally, it offers Intelligent HUB (iHUB), which connects the supply and demand sides of the marketplace; and strategic optimization of relevant traits (SORT), a provisional patent technology that eliminates the need for cookies. The company was formerly known as IncrediMail Ltd. and changed its name to Perion Network Ltd. in November 2011. Perion Network Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Holon, Israel.

About VS MEDIA

VS MEDIA Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates a network of digital creators who create and upload content to social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.