WM Technology (MAPS) Competitors

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Is SLP or MAPS more profitable?

Simulations Plus has a net margin of 10.97% compared to WM Technology's net margin of -1.02%. Simulations Plus' return on equity of 6.84% beat WM Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simulations Plus	10.97%	6.84%	6.34%
WM Technology	-1.02%	-1.68%	-1.08%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLP or MAPS?

Simulations Plus received 265 more outperform votes than WM Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.36% of users gave Simulations Plus an outperform vote while only 55.00% of users gave WM Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Simulations Plus	Outperform Votes 287 63.36%	Underperform Votes 166 36.64%
WM Technology	Outperform Votes 22 55.00%	Underperform Votes 18 45.00%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SLP or MAPS?

78.1% of Simulations Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of WM Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Simulations Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of WM Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SLP or MAPS?

Simulations Plus has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SLP or MAPS?

In the previous week, Simulations Plus had 3 more articles in the media than WM Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Simulations Plus and 4 mentions for WM Technology. WM Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Simulations Plus' score of 1.13 indicating that WM Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simulations Plus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WM Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SLP or MAPS?

Simulations Plus currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.37%. WM Technology has a consensus target price of $2.61, indicating a potential upside of 106.32%. Given WM Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WM Technology is more favorable than Simulations Plus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simulations Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
WM Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, SLP or MAPS?

Simulations Plus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WM Technology. WM Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simulations Plus, 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
Simulations Plus	$78.56M	8.57	$9.95M	$0.35	95.64
WM Technology	$184.51M	1.06	-$9.90M	$0.07	18.07

Summary

Simulations Plus beats WM Technology on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.