Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) versus QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) Head-To-Head Comparison

QMMM (NASDAQ:QMMM) and Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Perion Network shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Perion Network shares are owned 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QMMM	$2.70 million	2,529.95	-$1.58 million	N/A	N/A
Perion Network	$439.93 million	0.86	-$7.93 million	($0.35)	-27.54

QMMM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Perion Network.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for QMMM and Perion Network, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Perion Network has a consensus target price of $13.88, suggesting a potential upside of 43.93%. Given Perion Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Perion Network is more favorable than QMMM.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QMMM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perion Network	-2.95%	2.43%	1.81%

Risk & Volatility

QMMM has a beta of 14.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1,399% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perion Network has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Perion Network beats QMMM on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QMMM

QMMM Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of digital advertising services. It offers interactive design, animation, art-tech and virtual technologies used in commercial campaigns. It has worked with domestic and international banks, real estate developers, amusement parks, international athletic apparel, footwear brands, luxury cosmetic products, and international brands. The company was founded by Bun Kwai on July 29, 2022 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

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.