Marqeta (MQ) Competitors $5.21 -0.01 (-0.19%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.23 +0.02 (+0.46%) As of 04:05 AM 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. KD, DBX, GTLB, APPF, NBIS, CFLT, IONQ, LNW, OTEX, and PATHShould you be buying Marqeta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marqeta include Kyndryl (KD), Dropbox (DBX), GitLab (GTLB), AppFolio (APPF), Nebius Group (NBIS), Confluent (CFLT), IonQ (IONQ), Light & Wonder (LNW), Open Text (OTEX), and UiPath (PATH). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Marqeta vs. Kyndryl Dropbox GitLab AppFolio Nebius Group Confluent IonQ Light & Wonder Open Text UiPath Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KD or MQ? Marqeta has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kyndryl. Kyndryl 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 RatioKyndryl$15.06B0.61-$340M$1.0338.23Marqeta$528.10M4.62-$222.96M$0.1052.10 Is KD or MQ more profitable? Marqeta has a net margin of 2.86% compared to Kyndryl's net margin of 0.91%. Kyndryl's return on equity of 7.22% beat Marqeta's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kyndryl0.91% 7.22% 0.81% Marqeta 2.86%1.20%0.92% Which has more risk and volatility, KD or MQ? Kyndryl has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marqeta has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer KD or MQ? In the previous week, Kyndryl had 12 more articles in the media than Marqeta. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Kyndryl and 11 mentions for Marqeta. Marqeta's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Kyndryl's score of 0.96 indicating that Marqeta is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kyndryl 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Marqeta 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend KD or MQ? Kyndryl presently has a consensus target price of $43.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Marqeta has a consensus target price of $5.18, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. Given Kyndryl's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kyndryl is more favorable than Marqeta.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kyndryl 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Marqeta 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KD or MQ? Marqeta received 53 more outperform votes than Kyndryl when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Kyndryl an outperform vote while only 46.26% of users gave Marqeta an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKyndrylOutperform Votes1560.00% Underperform Votes1040.00% MarqetaOutperform Votes6846.26% Underperform Votes7953.74% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KD or MQ? 71.5% of Kyndryl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kyndryl shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMarqeta beats Kyndryl on 9 of the 17 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$2.44B$26.26B$16.37B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.74%2.49%4.10%P/E Ratio260.50119.0332.0219.71Price / Sales4.6221.67266.82117.39Price / CashN/A86.0631.5334.62Price / Book2.189.185.284.50Net Income-$222.96M$436.62M$195.26M$248.18M7 Day Performance4.20%-0.83%-0.97%0.20%1 Month Performance36.39%18.42%14.33%12.37%1 Year Performance-0.19%17.94%14.94%7.04% Marqeta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MQMarqeta1.2864 of 5 stars$5.21-0.2%$5.18-0.5%-3.7%$2.44B$528.10M260.50960Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeKDKyndryl1.8671 of 5 stars$39.05+5.1%$39.00-0.1%+41.5%$9.09B$15.06B70.9990,000DBXDropbox2.6553 of 5 stars$29.29-0.6%$31.00+5.8%+21.0%$8.84B$2.55B20.773,120Insider TradeGTLBGitLab3.949 of 5 stars$52.04+5.9%$71.73+37.8%-18.2%$8.45B$759.25M-162.641,630Positive NewsGap UpAPPFAppFolio3.7328 of 5 stars$220.84+3.1%$274.43+24.3%-13.5%$7.96B$824.47M39.791,780Positive NewsInsider TradeNBISNebius Group1.9221 of 5 stars$33.34+17.9%$41.33+24.0%N/A$7.85B$117.50M-58.4926,361Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCFLTConfluent3.6674 of 5 stars$22.34+8.2%$30.11+34.8%-33.3%$7.60B$1.02B-20.692,760Positive NewsInsider TradeGap UpIONQIonQ1.6136 of 5 stars$32.86+5.1%$38.33+16.7%+295.8%$7.32B$43.06M-40.57100LNWLight & Wonder4.3144 of 5 stars$86.13+5.7%$106.82+24.0%-14.9%$7.27B$3.21B26.755,600OTEXOpen Text4.6849 of 5 stars$27.94+2.9%$32.30+15.6%-9.4%$7.25B$5.22B11.3614,800Gap UpPATHUiPath1.6248 of 5 stars$13.05+4.4%$12.72-2.6%-38.8%$7.20B$1.43B-81.584,010Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kyndryl Alternatives Dropbox Alternatives GitLab Alternatives AppFolio Alternatives Nebius Group Alternatives Confluent Alternatives IonQ Alternatives Light & Wonder Alternatives Open Text Alternatives UiPath 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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