Critical Contrast: Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC)

Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) and PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Viant Technology and PTC”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viant Technology	$413.34 million	1.93	$8.35 million	$0.25	47.92
PTC	$2.73 billion	7.79	$1.03 billion	$8.84	22.19

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than Viant Technology. PTC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viant Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Viant Technology and PTC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viant Technology	0	1	6	1	3.00
PTC	0	14	2	0	2.12

Viant Technology currently has a consensus target price of $18.17, indicating a potential upside of 51.64%. PTC has a consensus target price of $200.06, indicating a potential upside of 2.00%. Given Viant Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Viant Technology is more favorable than PTC.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.4% of Viant Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of Viant Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Viant Technology and PTC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viant Technology	1.88%	1.96%	1.24%
PTC	37.80%	20.03%	11.15%

Risk & Volatility

Viant Technology has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PTC beats Viant Technology on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viant Technology

Viant Technology is an advertising technology company that provides a demand-side platform for planning, buying and measuring digital advertising. Its software helps advertisers and agencies run programmatic campaigns across channels including connected TV, mobile, audio and digital out-of-home. The company’s platform includes tools for campaign management, audience targeting and measurement. Viant also offers identity and data capabilities designed to help advertisers reach audiences across devices and assess campaign performance.

About PTC

PTC Inc. develops software that helps manufacturers design, build, operate and service products. Its offerings support computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management and industrial connectivity, helping companies manage product data and coordinate work across engineering and manufacturing. PTC’s products include Creo for 3D CAD, Windchill for PLM, Codebeamer for application lifecycle management, and ThingWorx for industrial connectivity and application development.