PARA vs PERF vs YEXT Stock Comparison

Banzai International, Perfect and Yext Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
4 wins
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.22 +11.4% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$729.19M
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Yext leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yext 6, Perfect 4, Banzai International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPARAPERFYEXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.38M $170.12M $729.19M YEXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 35.3x 27.9x YEXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.6x 9.4x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +10.4% -1.5% PARA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -228.7% 8.1% 5.9% PERF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -113.0% 0.8% 19.3% YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -67.9x 1.0x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.2% +1.0% -15.7% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -86.5%/yr — -10.9%/yr YEXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 283.3% 47.8% 55.4% PERF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 61/100 67/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

PARAPERFYEXT

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

AxisPARAPERFYEXT
Valuation 29 #72 of 101 82 #6 of 29 80 #21 of 101
Growth 37 #62 of 97 35 #18 of 27 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 10 #85 of 94 36 #17 of 26 79 #21 of 94
Financial Health 26 #80 of 108 90 #4 of 31 31 #75 of 108
Shareholder Returns – – 97 #3 of 64
Overall 25 61 67
  • PARA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • YEXT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPARAPERFYEXTSPY
1 month +525.7%+4.2%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +129.3%+4.2%+28.0% +3.9%
6 months -44.8%+22.0%+83.7% +8.2%
Year to date -77.3%+10.5%-10.4% +12.9%
1 year -90.2%+1.0%-15.7% +12.3%
3 years -100.0%-27.3%+22.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -96.6%-10.1%+7.0% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%—-43.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -86.5%—-10.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasurePARAPERFYEXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 283.3%47.8%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 159.7%47.4%64.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.220.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.02-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-88.2%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -90.2%-4.3%-18.6% -1.2%
52-week high $44.80$2.09$8.87 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$1.30$3.34 $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.

MultiplePARAPERFYEXT
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 28.3x 35.3xmedian 31.0x 27.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 17.3x 7.0xmedian 11.3x 12.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 15.8x 15.6xmedian 15.6x 13.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 20.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.85 1.33median 0.74 0.56median 0.85

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 monthsPARAPERFYEXT
Revenue $10.62M $71.07M $443.02M
Gross profit $8.63M $56.66M $327.66M
Operating income -$18.88M $1.26M $36.90M
Net income -$24.30M $8.43M $26.12M
Free cash flow -$16.08M $10.88M $52.98M
R&D – $14.93M $85.48M
EPS (diluted) $-14.94 $0.06 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $646.00K $125.62M $86.83M
Total debt $32.30M $7.81M $147.70M
Shares (diluted) 1.63M 101.85M 103.11M
Enterprise value $3.48M -$417.85M $256.44M

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
MetricPARAPERFYEXT
P/E -0.3x 35.3x 27.7x
P/FCF -0.1x 15.6x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 16.2x 13.0x
P/S 0.1x 2.4x 1.6x
P/B 0.1x 1.1x 20.1x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 1.1x -17.1x
EV/EBITDA -0.4x 7.0x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -0.3x 12.6x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF -0.4x 1.5x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.4x 1.5x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 1.33 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPARAPERFYEXT
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 10.4% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.0% 14.5% -4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 157.8% 225.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 26.4% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% 37.7% 250.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 26.9% 45.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.9% -1.4% 345.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 26.4% 49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% -32.0% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% -31.0% -20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% – 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPARAPERFYEXT
Gross margin 81.2% 79.7% 74.0%
EBITDA margin -166.3% 3.2% 14.1%
Operating margin -177.7% 1.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin -227.9% 10.0% 6.3%
Net margin -228.7% 8.1% 5.9%
FCF margin -151.4% 15.3% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin -151.4% 14.8% 12.4%
Return on equity -239.1% 5.4% 86.7%
Return on assets -77.4% 4.3% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -113.0% 0.8% 19.3%
Return on capital employed -141.2% 0.8% 14.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 38.3% 1.1% 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPARAPERFYEXT
Debt / assets 17.6% 4.0% 30.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 4.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -67.9x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -0.3x 0.7x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 60.9% 19.4% 92.6%
Equity / assets 39.1% 80.6% 7.4%
Interest coverage -4.6x 66.4x 3.3x
Current ratio 0.1x 4.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 4.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 4.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -7.33 1.28 0.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPARAPERFYEXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -403.2% – 23.6%
Shareholder yield -403.2% – 23.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusPARAPERFYEXT
Forward P/E – 28.6xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.12FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +40.0%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.3% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.14MFY2026 $76.52MFY2026 $433.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +53.6% +8.1% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPARAPERFYEXT
Held by institutions 0.0% – 65.8%
Institutions holding 1 – 177
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -9.8%
Institutions buying 1 – 83
Institutions selling 0 – 64
Buyers to sellers – – 1.30

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.

PARAPERFYEXT
PARA 1.00 0.05 -0.04
PERF 0.05 1.00 0.18
YEXT -0.04 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PARA, PERF and YEXT?

Yext (YEXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banzai International (PARA) $5.38M, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Yext (YEXT) $729.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, PARA, PERF and YEXT?

Yext (YEXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banzai International (PARA) -0.2x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Yext (YEXT) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yext (YEXT) is cheapest (Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Yext (YEXT) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Banzai International (PARA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banzai International (PARA) +19.6%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Perfect (PERF) has the highest net margin (Banzai International (PARA) -228.7%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Banzai International (PARA) -113.0%, Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, Yext (YEXT) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Banzai International (PARA) -90.2%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Yext (YEXT) -15.7%. Over five years, Yext (YEXT) compounded fastest (Banzai International (PARA) -86.5%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perfect (PERF) has been the steadiest (Banzai International (PARA) 283.3%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Yext (YEXT) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PARA, PERF and YEXT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yext (YEXT) leads on 6. 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.