Contrasting Perfect (PERF) & Its Peers

Perfect (NYSE:PERF) is one of 953 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Perfect to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Perfect has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perfect’s rivals have a beta of 1.34, indicating that their average share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perfect and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perfect	8.13%	3.73%	2.98%
Perfect Competitors	-612.40%	21.13%	-8.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Perfect and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perfect	1	2	0	0	1.67
Perfect Competitors	5755	21559	44952	1498	2.57

As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 29.55%. Given Perfect’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Perfect has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Perfect shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perfect and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perfect	$71.07 million	$4.64 million	33.17
Perfect Competitors	$1.80 billion	$385.91 million	108.71

Perfect’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Perfect. Perfect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Perfect rivals beat Perfect on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Perfect

Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) is a technology company that develops artificial intelligence and augmented reality solutions for the beauty, fashion and consumer industries. Its platform enables digital experiences such as virtual makeup and hair-color try-ons, skin analysis, product discovery and personalized recommendations. The company offers its technology through consumer applications, including the YouCam suite, as well as enterprise software and tools designed for beauty brands, retailers and other businesses.