SPS Commerce (SPSC) Competitors

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer AKAM or SPSC?

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than SPS Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 9 mentions for SPS Commerce. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 1.11 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPS Commerce	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AKAM or SPSC?

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SPS Commerce. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, 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
Akamai Technologies	$4.02B	2.82	$504.92M	$2.97	26.09
SPS Commerce	$669.74M	8.45	$77.05M	$2.14	69.63

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AKAM or SPSC?

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AKAM or SPSC?

Akamai Technologies received 587 more outperform votes than SPS Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.55% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 68.29% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1232 68.29%	Underperform Votes 572 31.71%
SPS Commerce	Outperform Votes 645 73.55%	Underperform Votes 232 26.45%

Do analysts rate AKAM or SPSC?

Akamai Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $103.26, suggesting a potential upside of 33.26%. SPS Commerce has a consensus target price of $195.38, suggesting a potential upside of 31.12%. Given Akamai Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than SPS Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akamai Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is AKAM or SPSC more profitable?

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 12.65% compared to SPS Commerce's net margin of 12.08%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.35% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies	12.65%	14.35%	6.74%
SPS Commerce	12.08%	12.27%	10.10%

Which has more risk and volatility, AKAM or SPSC?

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats SPS Commerce on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.