SPS Commerce (SPSC) Competitors

SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer SPSC or AKAM?

SPS Commerce currently has a consensus price target of $165.80, suggesting a potential upside of 43.15%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus price target of $94.89, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given SPS Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Akamai Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Which has more risk & volatility, SPSC or AKAM?

SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SPSC or AKAM?

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than SPS Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 6 mentions for SPS Commerce. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.84 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SPS Commerce	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Is SPSC or AKAM more profitable?

SPS Commerce has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 10.40%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.26% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPS Commerce	11.79%	12.10%	10.08%
Akamai Technologies	10.40%	14.26%	6.50%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPSC or AKAM?

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
SPS Commerce	$637.77M	6.88	$77.05M	$2.18	53.13
Akamai Technologies	$3.99B	2.79	$504.92M	$2.82	27.53

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats SPS Commerce on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.