Materialise (MTLS) Competitors

Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) and Alfi (NASDAQ:ALFIW) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor MTLS or ALFIW?

In the previous week, Materialise had 1 more articles in the media than Alfi. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Materialise and 0 mentions for Alfi. Alfi's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Materialise's score of -1.01 indicating that Alfi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Materialise	Negative
Alfi	Neutral

Is MTLS or ALFIW more profitable?

Materialise has a net margin of 2.08% compared to Alfi's net margin of 0.00%. Materialise's return on equity of 2.25% beat Alfi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materialise	2.08%	2.25%	1.41%
Alfi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTLS or ALFIW?

Materialise has higher revenue and earnings than Alfi.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Materialise	$288.70M	N/A	$14.54M	$0.10	50.50
Alfi	$200.68K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

19.3% of Materialise shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Materialise beats Alfi on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.