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 companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer SPSC or AKAM?

In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 2 more articles in the media than Akamai Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SPS Commerce and 12 mentions for Akamai Technologies. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 1.28 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SPSC or AKAM?

SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$703.54M	5.80	$77.05M	$2.18	49.42
Akamai Technologies	$3.99B	2.78	$504.92M	$2.82	27.45

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts recommend SPSC or AKAM?

SPS Commerce currently has a consensus target price of $165.80, suggesting a potential upside of 53.90%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $92.39, suggesting a potential upside of 19.33%. Given SPS Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Summary

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