Veritone (NASDAQ:VERI – Get Free Report) and Digital Turbine (NASDAQ:APPS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Veritone and Digital Turbine”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Veritone | $92.19 million | 1.18 | -$111.73 million | ($0.38) | -2.84 |
| Digital Turbine | $565.25 million | 2.35 | -$37.73 million | ($0.26) | -42.15 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Veritone and Digital Turbine, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Veritone | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Digital Turbine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
Veritone currently has a consensus price target of $6.12, indicating a potential upside of 467.13%. Digital Turbine has a consensus price target of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 34.58%. Given Veritone’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Veritone is more favorable than Digital Turbine.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
39.2% of Veritone shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Digital Turbine shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Veritone shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Digital Turbine shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Veritone and Digital Turbine’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Veritone | -111.90% | -159.15% | -39.63% |
| Digital Turbine | -4.46% | 38.34% | 8.27% |
Volatility and Risk
Veritone has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Turbine has a beta of 2.87, indicating that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Digital Turbine beats Veritone on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Veritone
Veritone, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of artificial intelligence (AI) computing solutions and services in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Israel, and India. It develops and operates aiWARE platform, an AI operating system, that uses machine learning algorithms or AI models designed to mimic human cognitive functions, such as perception, prediction, and problem solving and optimization, as well as enables users to transform unstructured data into structured data, and analyze and optimize data to drive business processes and insights. The company also provides media advertising agency services, including media planning and strategy, media buying and placement, campaign messaging, clearance verification and attribution, and custom analytics directly to advertisers through outbound sales networking, and client and partner referrals, as well as indirectly through advertising agencies or marketing consultants. It serves media and entertainment, government, legal and compliance, energy, and other vertical markets. The company was formerly known as Veritone Delaware, Inc. and changed its name to Veritone, Inc. in July 2014. Veritone, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
About Digital Turbine
Digital Turbine, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a mobile growth platform for advertisers, publishers, carriers, and device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company operates through two segments, On Device Solutions and App Growth Platform. Its application media platform delivers mobile applications to various publishers, carriers, OEMs, and devices; and content media platform offers news, weather, sports, and other content, as well as programmatic advertising and media content delivery services, and sponsored and editorial content media. The company also provides direct campaign management products, such as the DT DSP and DT Offer Wall; ad monetization solutions allow mobile app publishers and developers to monetize their monthly active users via display, native, and video advertising; brands and agencies runs mobile brand-awareness campaigns on the direct mobile app inventory; and app developers and other performance-focused advertisers execute mobile user acquisition campaigns for their apps and products. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, China, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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