VeriSign (VRSN) Competitors

Sogou (NYSE:SOGO) and VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOGO or VRSN?

VeriSign has higher revenue and earnings than Sogou.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sogou	$924.66M	3.75	-$108.22M	N/A	N/A
VeriSign	$1.49B	11.63	$817.60M	$8.14	21.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOGO or VRSN?

VeriSign received 118 more outperform votes than Sogou when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.90% of users gave Sogou an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sogou	Outperform Votes 269 63.90%	Underperform Votes 152 36.10%
VeriSign	Outperform Votes 387 62.22%	Underperform Votes 235 37.78%

Does the media prefer SOGO or VRSN?

In the previous week, VeriSign had 8 more articles in the media than Sogou. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for VeriSign and 0 mentions for Sogou. Sogou's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat VeriSign's score of 0.26 indicating that VeriSign is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sogou	Neutral
VeriSign	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SOGO or VRSN?

Sogou has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VeriSign has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SOGO or VRSN?

8.3% of Sogou shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of VeriSign shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of VeriSign shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SOGO or VRSN more profitable?

VeriSign has a net margin of 55.04% compared to VeriSign's net margin of 1.01%. VeriSign's return on equity of 0.69% beat Sogou's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sogou	1.01%	0.69%	0.50%
VeriSign	55.04%	-47.21%	44.58%

Do analysts recommend SOGO or VRSN?

VeriSign has a consensus price target of $218.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.06%. Given Sogou's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VeriSign is more favorable than Sogou.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sogou	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
VeriSign	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

VeriSign beats Sogou on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.