头对头分析：BTRS（纳斯达克股票代码：BTRS）与Perion Network（纳斯达克股票代码：PERI）

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Perion Network and BTRS's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perion Network	$478.50 million	1.90	$38.71 million	$1.46	14.01
BTRS	$166.40 million	6.64	-$61.20 million	($0.44)	-15.36

Perion Network has higher revenue and earnings than BTRS. BTRS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perion Network, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.8% of Perion Network shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BTRS shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of BTRS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Perion Network and BTRS, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perion Network	0	0	4	0	3.00
BTRS	0	1	6	0	2.86

Perion Network presently has a consensus target price of $33.25, suggesting a potential upside of 62.59%. BTRS has a consensus target price of $10.14, suggesting a potential upside of 50.04%. Given Perion Network's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Perion Network is more favorable than BTRS.

Volatility and Risk

Perion Network has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BTRS has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perion Network and BTRS's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perion Network	11.49%	15.26%	10.33%
BTRS	-40.14%	-15.53%	-10.36%

Summary

Perion Network beats BTRS on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perion Network

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Perion Network Ltd. provides digital advertising solutions to brands, agencies, and publishers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It provides 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 offers supply management platform; demand management platform for campaign planning and design; analytics platform, which provides information and performance insights on the results of campaign investment and other campaign metrics; creative platform to create advertisements; and an AI platform that uses machine learning to bring intelligence to the various phases of campaigns. In addition, it provides 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 offers 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 provides Intelligent HUB (iHUB), a platform for pulling in signals across various advertising channels and optimizing traffic at scale, and yielding engagement metrics and KPIs; 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 BTRS

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BTRS Holdings Inc. provides cloud-based software and integrated payment processing solutions that automates business-to-business (B2B) commerce worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Print, and Software and Payments. The company offers solutions that span credit decisioning and monitoring, online ordering, invoicing, cash application, and collections. Its products include credit Application, a B2B credit application module, which provides a digital process that delivers credit-related information in real-time to streamline prospect evaluation and new customer onboarding during initial sales activity; Credit Management, a credit management module, which provides ongoing risk assessment for its customers' customers; order/E-commerce module that offers B2B wholesale distributors with e-commerce capabilities; and invoicing module, which enables its customers to optimize invoice delivery across various distribution channels. The company's products also comprise integrated B2B payments, an integrated payment capabilities that enable customers to facilitate payments at every possible touchpoint across solution set; cash application module, which enables revenue reconciliation through line item reconciliation within accounting and ERP systems; collections module that enables customers to shift from a reactive recovery-centric model to a strategic customer touchpoint-centric operation, preventing payment delays, and driving positive customer experiences; and business payments network, which makes accepting electronic payments through connecting suppliers and their underlying systems, AP portals, payment card issuers, banks, and payment processors. It serves customers across various industry verticals comprising technology, healthcare, industrial, wholesale distribution, consumer packaged goods, and others. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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