WM Technology (MAPS) Competitors

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

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

63.7% of VTEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of WM Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 40.9% of VTEX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of WM Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate VTEX or MAPS?

VTEX presently has a consensus price target of $7.83, suggesting a potential upside of 92.50%. WM Technology has a consensus price target of $2.61, suggesting a potential upside of 115.70%. Given WM Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WM Technology is more favorable than VTEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VTEX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
WM Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VTEX or MAPS?

In the previous week, VTEX had 1 more articles in the media than WM Technology. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for VTEX and 1 mentions for WM Technology. WM Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat VTEX's score of 1.79 indicating that WM Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VTEX	Very Positive
WM Technology	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VTEX or MAPS?

VTEX has higher revenue and earnings than WM Technology. WM Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VTEX, 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
VTEX	$230.50M	3.22	$12M	$0.08	50.81
WM Technology	$184.51M	1.03	$7.64M	$0.08	15.13

Which has more risk & volatility, VTEX or MAPS?

VTEX has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VTEX or MAPS more profitable?

VTEX has a net margin of 5.80% compared to WM Technology's net margin of 4.77%. WM Technology's return on equity of 7.20% beat VTEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VTEX	5.80%	5.27%	3.66%
WM Technology	4.77%	7.20%	4.82%

Summary

VTEX beats WM Technology on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.