AvidXchange (AVDX) Competitors

AvidXchange (NASDAQ:AVDX) and Alkami Technology (NASDAQ:ALKT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts prefer AVDX or ALKT?

AvidXchange currently has a consensus price target of $13.07, suggesting a potential upside of 14.62%. Alkami Technology has a consensus price target of $26.10, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given AvidXchange's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AvidXchange is more favorable than Alkami Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvidXchange	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Alkami Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Is AVDX or ALKT more profitable?

AvidXchange has a net margin of -12.43% compared to Alkami Technology's net margin of -23.76%. AvidXchange's return on equity of -3.84% beat Alkami Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvidXchange	-12.43%	-3.84%	-1.16%
Alkami Technology	-23.76%	-17.00%	-12.00%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVDX or ALKT?

Alkami Technology received 5 more outperform votes than AvidXchange when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.12% of users gave Alkami Technology an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave AvidXchange an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AvidXchange	Outperform Votes 36 45.00%	Underperform Votes 44 55.00%
Alkami Technology	Outperform Votes 41 62.12%	Underperform Votes 25 37.88%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVDX or ALKT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvidXchange	$380.72M	6.15	-$47.33M	-$0.23	-49.82
Alkami Technology	$264.83M	8.77	-$62.91M	-$0.66	-36.08

Which has more volatility & risk, AVDX or ALKT?

AvidXchange has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkami Technology has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AVDX or ALKT?

In the previous week, AvidXchange had 2 more articles in the media than Alkami Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AvidXchange and 8 mentions for Alkami Technology. Alkami Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat AvidXchange's score of 0.10 indicating that Alkami Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AvidXchange	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alkami Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVDX or ALKT?

80.6% of AvidXchange shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of Alkami Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of AvidXchange shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.0% of Alkami Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AvidXchange beats Alkami Technology on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.