Merida Merger Corp. I (MCMJ) Competitors

AppTech Payments (NASDAQ:APCX) and Merida Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ:MCMJ) are both small-cap prepackaged software industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APCX or MCMJ?

Merida Merger Corp. I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AppTech Payments.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppTech Payments	$276K	33.24	-$18.51M	-$0.48	-0.56
Merida Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A	-$1.87M	N/A	N/A

Is APCX or MCMJ more profitable?

Merida Merger Corp. I has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AppTech Payments' net margin of -3,119.45%. Merida Merger Corp. I's return on equity of -122.92% beat AppTech Payments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppTech Payments	-3,119.45%	-398.98%	-153.45%
Merida Merger Corp. I	N/A	-122.92%	-4.64%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APCX or MCMJ?

5.2% of AppTech Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of Merida Merger Corp. I shares are held by institutional investors. 37.9% of AppTech Payments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Merida Merger Corp. I 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, APCX or MCMJ?

AppTech Payments has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merida Merger Corp. I has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer APCX or MCMJ?

In the previous week, AppTech Payments had 2 more articles in the media than Merida Merger Corp. I. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AppTech Payments and 0 mentions for Merida Merger Corp. I. AppTech Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Merida Merger Corp. I's score of 0.00 indicating that AppTech Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AppTech Payments	Positive
Merida Merger Corp. I	Neutral

Summary

Merida Merger Corp. I beats AppTech Payments on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.