Marqeta (MQ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & 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.

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%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MQ or NICE?

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

Do analysts rate MQ or NICE?

Marqeta presently has a consensus target price of $5.36, indicating a potential downside of 10.46%. Nice has a consensus target price of $209.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.99%. Given Nice's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	5.53	$27.29M	$0.10	59.90
Nice	$2.74B	3.98	$442.59M	$7.17	23.98

Does the media favor MQ or NICE?

In the previous week, Nice had 19 more articles in the media than Marqeta. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Nice and 6 mentions for Marqeta. Nice's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Marqeta's score of 0.81 indicating that Nice is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marqeta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nice	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Nice beats Marqeta on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.