Analyzing Plum Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:PLMI) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT)

Plum Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:PLMI) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Plum Acquisition Corp. I and Verint Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plum Acquisition Corp. I	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verint Systems	0	1	4	0	2.80

Verint Systems has a consensus price target of $35.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.32%. Given Verint Systems’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than Plum Acquisition Corp. I.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.9% of Plum Acquisition Corp. I shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 71.0% of Plum Acquisition Corp. I shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Plum Acquisition Corp. I and Verint Systems’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plum Acquisition Corp. I	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	N/A	N/A
Verint Systems	$910.39 million	2.18	$38.61 million	$0.48	67.08

Verint Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Plum Acquisition Corp. I.

Risk & Volatility

Plum Acquisition Corp. I has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Plum Acquisition Corp. I and Verint Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plum Acquisition Corp. I	N/A	-20.73%	-9.03%
Verint Systems	5.52%	16.56%	6.23%

Summary

Verint Systems beats Plum Acquisition Corp. I on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Plum Acquisition Corp. I

Plum Acquisition Corp. I does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California. Plum Acquisition Corp. I operates as a subsidiary of Plum Partners, LLC.

About Verint Systems

Verint Systems Inc. provides customer engagement solutions worldwide. It offers forecasting and scheduling, channels and routing, knowledge management, fraud and security solutions, quality and compliance, analytics and insights, real-time assistance, self-services, financial compliance, and voice pf the consumer solutions. The company provides Verint Open platform designed to help brands increase CX automation across all touchpoints between organization and customers in the contact center, back office, branch, web sites, and mobile apps. It serves banking, insurance, public, retail, and telecommunication industries. Verint Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.