Marqeta (MQ) Competitors

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) and Nice (NASDAQ:NICE) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, MQ or NICE?

Marqeta has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nice has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MQ or NICE?

78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Nice shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nice shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MQ or NICE?

Marqeta presently has a consensus target price of $5.55, indicating a potential downside of 3.22%. Nice has a consensus target price of $209.75, indicating a potential upside of 36.73%. Given Nice's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nice is more favorable than Marqeta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marqeta	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Nice	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the media favor MQ or NICE?

In the previous week, Nice had 38 more articles in the media than Marqeta. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Nice and 3 mentions for Marqeta. Marqeta's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Nice's score of 0.70 indicating that Marqeta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marqeta	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nice	14 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MQ or NICE more profitable?

Nice has a net margin of 16.77% compared to Marqeta's net margin of 10.43%. Nice's return on equity of 16.37% beat Marqeta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marqeta	10.43%	5.11%	3.84%
Nice	16.77%	16.37%	11.15%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MQ or NICE?

Nice has higher revenue and earnings than Marqeta. Nice is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marqeta, 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
Marqeta	$506.99M	5.29	$27.29M	$0.10	57.30
Nice	$2.74B	3.55	$442.59M	$7.17	21.40

Summary

Nice beats Marqeta on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.