Materialise (MTLS) Competitors

Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) and Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTLS or PRCH?

Materialise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Porch Group. Porch Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materialise, 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
Materialise	$269.51M	1.25	$7.28M	$0.17	33.59
Porch Group	$427.15M	3.20	-$133.93M	-$0.14	-80.36

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTLS or PRCH?

19.3% of Materialise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Porch Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Materialise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Porch Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTLS or PRCH?

Materialise received 279 more outperform votes than Porch Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.35% of users gave Porch Group an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Materialise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Materialise	Outperform Votes 333 63.07%	Underperform Votes 195 36.93%
Porch Group	Outperform Votes 54 68.35%	Underperform Votes 25 31.65%

Is MTLS or PRCH more profitable?

Materialise has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Porch Group's net margin of -14.55%. Materialise's return on equity of 5.47% beat Porch Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materialise	5.04%	5.47%	3.37%
Porch Group	-14.55%	N/A	-10.57%

Do analysts recommend MTLS or PRCH?

Porch Group has a consensus price target of $8.89, indicating a potential downside of 20.95%. Given Porch Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Porch Group is more favorable than Materialise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materialise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Porch Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor MTLS or PRCH?

In the previous week, Porch Group had 4 more articles in the media than Materialise. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Porch Group and 6 mentions for Materialise. Materialise's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Porch Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Materialise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materialise	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Porch Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MTLS or PRCH?

Materialise has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Porch Group has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Porch Group beats Materialise on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.