BRRN vs CERT vs HSTM Stock Comparison

Bryn, Certara and Healthstream Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRRN Bryn Inc.
$2,100.00 0.0% 1M +4,199,900.0% 1Y
Market cap
$945.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins
CERT Certara, Inc.
$10.95 +20.2% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win
HSTM Healthstream Inc
$34.18 +17.5% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$999.42M
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$321.12M
Div. yield
0.44%
Healthcare IT Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Healthstream leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Healthstream 4, Bryn 3, Certara 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRRNCERTHSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $945.00B $1.67B $999.42M BRRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4,205,121x -24.7x 47.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.4x 48.1x CERT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.8% +8.8% HSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -16.7% 6.6% HSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.44% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4,199,900.0% -12.5% +31.6% BRRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +595.4%/yr -23.3%/yr +5.3%/yr BRRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,146.8% 61.3% 32.2% HSTM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 49/100 59/100 HSTM

Percentile Scorecard

BRRNCERTHSTM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBRRNCERTHSTM
Valuation 40 #54 of 89 58 #38 of 89 75 #23 of 89
Growth 1 #80 of 81 8 #75 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Profitability – 45 #42 of 76 81 #15 of 76
Financial Health 0 #94 of 94 61 #37 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 72 #15 of 51 40 #31 of 51
Overall 14 49 59
  • BRRN ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • HSTM ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBRRNCERTHSTMSPY
1 month 0.0%+20.2%+17.5% -0.2%
3 months +2,624,900.0%+38.4%+18.5% +3.9%
6 months +3,499,900.0%+78.3%+57.9% +8.2%
Year to date +3,499,900.0%+24.3%+48.2% +12.9%
1 year +4,199,900.0%-12.5%+31.6% +12.3%
3 years +20,999,900.0%-10.8%+38.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5,860.6%-3.7%+11.5% +23.3%
5 years +1,615,284.6%-73.4%+29.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +595.4%-23.3%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +419,900.0%—+26.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +130.3%—+2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRRNCERTHSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,146.8%61.3%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,376.0%69.6%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.900.730.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3,662.42-0.200.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.3%-90.1%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.5%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2,100.00$12.51$35.16 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$4.48$19.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBRRNCERTHSTM
P/E now vs peer median -4,205,121xmedian 40.1x -24.7xmedian 40.1x 47.1xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x 23.4xmedian 18.5x 11.1xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5,832,037xmedian 20.1x 20.8xmedian 20.1x 14.3xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median -4,626,456xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.73 0.31median 1.73 2.35median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBRRNCERTHSTM
Revenue – $408.45M $321.12M
Gross profit – $252.82M $208.99M
Operating income -$224.73K -$658.00K $25.80M
Net income -$224.73K -$68.40M $21.20M
Free cash flow -$162.04K $80.39M $69.83M
R&D – $43.54M $54.05M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.44 $0.72
Cash & equivalents – $184.14M $46.17M
Total debt $413.56K $291.84M –
Shares (diluted) – 154.36M 29.31M
Enterprise value $945.00B $974.14M $716.60M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBRRNCERTHSTM
P/E -4,205,121x -24.7x 47.1x
P/FCF -5,832,037x 20.8x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow -5,832,037x 20.2x 13.9x
P/S – 4.1x 3.1x
P/B -4,626,456x 1.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -4,626,456x 2.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 23.4x 11.1x
EV/EBIT -4,205,122x -2,701x 36.1x
EV/Revenue – 4.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF -5,832,038x 22.1x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -5,832,038x 21.5x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.31 2.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRRNCERTHSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.8% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -241.7% -102.8% 20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -119.3% -26.3% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -241.7% -957.1% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.9% -77.2% 18.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -993.5% 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -78.6% 20.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -102.4% -18.4% 15.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -104.6% -1.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -102.4% -20.0% 19.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -104.6% -2.4% 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRRNCERTHSTM
Gross margin – 61.9% 65.1%
EBITDA margin – 18.6% 26.1%
Operating margin – -0.2% 8.0%
Pretax margin – -4.3% 8.6%
Net margin – -16.7% 6.6%
FCF margin – 19.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.3% 22.4%
Return on equity – -6.9% 6.0%
Return on assets -10,997% -4.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – -0.1% –
Return on capital employed – 0.0% 6.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -1.2x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.6% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRRNCERTHSTM
Debt / assets 7,283% 20.8% –
Debt / equity -0.7x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.9x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 10,800% 31.0% 31.6%
Equity / assets -10,700% 69.0% 68.4%
Interest coverage – 0.0x –
Current ratio 0.0x 2.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.57 4.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRRNCERTHSTM
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 4.5% 2.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBRRNCERTHSTM
Forward P/E – 30.4xFY2026 48.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.36FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.6% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $399.14MFY2026 $344.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRRNCERTHSTM
Held by institutions – 87.1% 75.8%
Institutions holding – 238 219
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.4% +3.0%
Institutions buying – 148 125
Institutions selling – 65 61
Buyers to sellers – 2.28 2.05

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BRRNCERTHSTM
BRRN 1.00 0.06 -0.01
CERT 0.06 1.00 0.27
HSTM -0.01 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRRN, CERT and HSTM?

Bryn (BRRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bryn (BRRN) $945.00B, Certara (CERT) $1.67B, Healthstream (HSTM) $999.42M.

Which company is growing faster?

Healthstream (HSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Certara (CERT) +3.8%, Healthstream (HSTM) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthstream (HSTM) has the highest net margin (Certara (CERT) -16.7%, Healthstream (HSTM) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bryn (BRRN) returned the most: Bryn (BRRN) +4,199,900.0%, Certara (CERT) -12.5%, Healthstream (HSTM) +31.6%. Over five years, Bryn (BRRN) compounded fastest (Bryn (BRRN) +595.4%/yr, Certara (CERT) -23.3%/yr, Healthstream (HSTM) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Healthstream (HSTM) 0.44%. Bryn (BRRN) and Certara (CERT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthstream (HSTM) has been the steadiest (Bryn (BRRN) 1,146.8%, Certara (CERT) 61.3%, Healthstream (HSTM) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRRN, CERT and HSTM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Healthstream (HSTM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.