TaskUs (TASK) Competitors

TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) and MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, TASK or MARA?

TaskUs has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MARA has a beta of 6.1, indicating that its share price is 510% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TASK or MARA?

44.6% of TaskUs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of TaskUs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to TASK or MARA?

In the previous week, MARA had 35 more articles in the media than TaskUs. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for MARA and 6 mentions for TaskUs. TaskUs' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat MARA's score of 0.23 indicating that TaskUs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TaskUs	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MARA	9 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TASK or MARA?

TaskUs currently has a consensus price target of $17.86, indicating a potential upside of 27.60%. MARA has a consensus price target of $22.80, indicating a potential upside of 60.26%. Given MARA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MARA is more favorable than TaskUs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TaskUs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
MARA	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Is TASK or MARA more profitable?

MARA has a net margin of 27.48% compared to TaskUs' net margin of 5.58%. TaskUs' return on equity of 17.73% beat MARA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TaskUs	5.58%	17.73%	9.17%
MARA	27.48%	-8.40%	-6.92%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TASK or MARA?

MARA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TaskUs. MARA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TaskUs, 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
TaskUs	$994.99M	1.27	$45.69M	$0.51	27.44
MARA	$656.38M	7.50	$261.17M	$1.36	10.46

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TASK or MARA?

MARA received 272 more outperform votes than TaskUs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.81% of users gave MARA an outperform vote while only 41.05% of users gave TaskUs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TaskUs	Outperform Votes 39 41.05%	Underperform Votes 56 58.95%
MARA	Outperform Votes 311 53.81%	Underperform Votes 267 46.19%

Summary

MARA beats TaskUs on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.