Contrasting Net Savings Link (OTCMKTS:NSAV) and Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI)

Net Savings Link (OTCMKTS:NSAV) and Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Net Savings Link and Perion Network, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Net Savings Link	0	0	0	0	0.00
Perion Network	0	2	3	0	2.60

Perion Network has a consensus price target of $12.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.40%. Given Perion Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perion Network is more favorable than Net Savings Link.

Volatility & Risk

Net Savings Link has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perion Network has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perion Network	-1.12%	2.68%	2.13%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.1% of Perion Network shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Net Savings Link shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Perion Network shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Net Savings Link and Perion Network”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perion Network	$498.29 million	0.85	$12.61 million	($0.12)	-79.08

Perion Network has higher revenue and earnings than Net Savings Link.

Summary

Perion Network beats Net Savings Link on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Net Savings Link

Net Savings Link, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital asset technology company. It holds interests in Cryptocurrency Trading Platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and offers a range of trading services, such as portfolio management and price search function. This platform supports various cryptocurrency exchanges. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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.