Materialise (MTLS) Competitors

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

Is MTLS or ALFIW more profitable?

Materialise has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Alfi's net margin of 0.00%. Materialise's return on equity of 3.77% beat Alfi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materialise	3.45%	3.77%	2.35%
Alfi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$0.17	34.53
Alfi	$200.68K	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor MTLS or ALFIW?

In the previous week, Materialise had 4 more articles in the media than Alfi. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Materialise and 0 mentions for Alfi. Materialise's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Alfi's score of 0.00 indicating that Materialise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Materialise	Neutral
Alfi	Neutral

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

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

Summary

Materialise beats Alfi on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.