Cellebrite DI (NASDAQ:CLBT – Get Free Report) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cellebrite DI and Digimarc, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cellebrite DI | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Digimarc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Cellebrite DI currently has a consensus price target of $16.70, indicating a potential upside of 48.31%. Digimarc has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 140.00%. Given Digimarc’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Digimarc is more favorable than Cellebrite DI.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cellebrite DI | $514.29 million | 5.46 | $78.33 million | $0.22 | 51.18 |
| Digimarc | $31.50 million | 4.45 | -$32.31 million | ($1.43) | -4.37 |
Cellebrite DI has higher revenue and earnings than Digimarc. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cellebrite DI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Cellebrite DI has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digimarc has a beta of 2.44, suggesting that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
45.9% of Cellebrite DI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of Digimarc shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Cellebrite DI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Digimarc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Cellebrite DI and Digimarc’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cellebrite DI | 11.43% | 15.58% | 8.29% |
| Digimarc | -99.80% | -34.31% | -24.52% |
Summary
Cellebrite DI beats Digimarc on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cellebrite DI
Cellebrite DI Ltd. develops solutions for legally sanctioned investigations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's DI suite of solutions allows users to collect, review, analyze, and manage digital data across the investigative lifecycle with respect to legally sanctioned investigations used in various cases, including child exploitation, homicide, anti-terror, border control, sexual crimes, human trafficking, corporate security, cryptocurrency, and intellectual property theft. It provides Inseyets, a digital forensics software that collects and reviews digital evidence from various digital sources when conducting legally sanctioned investigations. The company's digital forensics software also offers data extraction, decoding capabilities, workflows, and automation capabilities. In addition, it provides Cellebrite Pathfinder, which reduces the time spent manually reviewing digital evidence by automating data analysis and visualization; Smart Search, an open source intelligence tool that automates the collection and review of publicly available online data; and Guardian, a case and evidence management solution. Further, the company offers digital forensic software for enterprises and service providers, including Inseyets for Enterprise, Endpoint Inspector, and Mobile Now; and professional services, such as training and certification services, and other services. It serves federal and state and local agencies. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.
About Digimarc
Digimarc Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides automatic identification solutions to commercial and government customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers Digimarc Validate protects, a cloud-based record of product authentication information; Digimarc Engage, an interactive communications channel connecting brands and consumers; and Digimarc Recycle. Its solutions are used in various application solutions, such as sorting of consumer-packaged goods in recycling streams. The company offers its solutions through its sales personnel and business partners. Digimarc Corporation was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.
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