Marqeta (MQ) Competitors $4.09 -0.09 (-2.15%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.08 -0.01 (-0.24%) As of 04:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MQ vs. GTLB, MTCH, KD, APPF, PSN, LNW, OTEX, PATH, IONQ, and WAYShould you be buying Marqeta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marqeta include GitLab (GTLB), Match Group (MTCH), Kyndryl (KD), AppFolio (APPF), Parsons (PSN), Light & Wonder (LNW), Open Text (OTEX), UiPath (PATH), IonQ (IONQ), and Waystar (WAY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Marqeta vs. GitLab Match Group Kyndryl AppFolio Parsons Light & Wonder Open Text UiPath IonQ Waystar Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) and GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk. Does the media prefer MQ or GTLB? In the previous week, GitLab had 5 more articles in the media than Marqeta. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for GitLab and 13 mentions for Marqeta. GitLab's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Marqeta's score of 1.39 indicating that GitLab is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marqeta 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GitLab 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MQ or GTLB more profitable? Marqeta has a net margin of 2.86% compared to GitLab's net margin of -6.83%. Marqeta's return on equity of 1.20% beat GitLab's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marqeta2.86% 1.20% 0.92% GitLab -6.83%-11.72%-5.98% Do analysts rate MQ or GTLB? Marqeta presently has a consensus price target of $5.29, indicating a potential upside of 29.38%. GitLab has a consensus price target of $71.73, indicating a potential upside of 52.74%. Given GitLab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GitLab is more favorable than Marqeta.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marqeta 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21GitLab 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MQ or GTLB? 78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of GitLab shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of GitLab shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MQ or GTLB? Marqeta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GitLab. GitLab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marqeta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarqeta$507.00M4.07-$222.96M$0.0581.80GitLab$759.25M10.04-$424.17M-$0.03-1,565.33 Which has more risk and volatility, MQ or GTLB? Marqeta has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GitLab has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MQ or GTLB? GitLab received 54 more outperform votes than Marqeta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.02% of users gave GitLab an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Marqeta an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarqetaOutperform Votes6746.85% Underperform Votes7653.15% GitLabOutperform Votes12159.02% Underperform Votes8440.98% SummaryGitLab beats Marqeta on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Marqeta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarqetaPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.07B$25.18B$22.14B$7.98BDividend YieldN/A1.94%2.58%4.23%P/E Ratio205.25116.6330.7118.59Price / Sales4.0918.19170.60103.52Price / CashN/A86.0631.5134.62Price / Book1.728.665.054.27Net Income-$222.96M$440.05M$194.53M$248.18M7 Day Performance3.13%1.92%1.05%1.47%1 Month Performance-3.18%3.19%3.81%3.96%1 Year Performance-25.18%14.84%12.86%5.57% Marqeta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MQMarqeta2.3837 of 5 stars$4.09-2.2%$5.29+29.4%-24.7%$2.06B$507.00M204.50960Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGTLBGitLab3.708 of 5 stars$46.97-0.4%$71.73+52.7%-11.1%$7.62B$759.25M-146.791,630Positive NewsGap UpMTCHMatch Group4.9808 of 5 stars$30.20+0.4%$36.58+21.1%-3.8%$7.56B$3.48B14.952,720Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpKDKyndryl2.1178 of 5 stars$32.02-0.1%$39.00+21.8%+64.9%$7.45B$15.11B58.2290,000Upcoming EarningsAPPFAppFolio4.5074 of 5 stars$201.67+5.0%$274.43+36.1%-8.9%$7.34B$824.47M36.341,780Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePSNParsons4.1448 of 5 stars$68.42+1.2%$93.60+36.8%-15.0%$7.31B$6.75B90.036,180Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓LNWLight & Wonder4.0084 of 5 stars$84.81+0.5%$108.64+28.1%-4.3%$7.16B$3.19B26.345,600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑OTEXOpen Text4.8745 of 5 stars$27.05+0.2%$33.64+24.4%-23.3%$7.02B$5.41B10.9914,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPATHUiPath1.5145 of 5 stars$11.60+0.1%$12.72+9.6%-36.9%$6.40B$1.43B-72.504,010Short Interest ↑News CoverageIONQIonQ2.1028 of 5 stars$28.69-0.7%$40.80+42.2%+221.5%$6.39B$43.07M-35.42100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpWAYWaystar2.8312 of 5 stars$36.69-0.9%$40.33+9.9%N/A$6.32B$943.55M0.001,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GitLab Alternatives Match Group Alternatives Kyndryl Alternatives AppFolio Alternatives Parsons Alternatives Light & Wonder Alternatives Open Text Alternatives UiPath Alternatives IonQ Alternatives Waystar Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MQ) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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