Upland Software (UPLD) Competitors

Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) and Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer MTLS or UPLD?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materialise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Upland Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MTLS or UPLD more profitable?

Materialise has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Upland Software's net margin of -44.92%. Upland Software's return on equity of 50.06% beat Materialise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materialise	5.04%	5.47%	3.37%
Upland Software	-44.92%	50.06%	2.64%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MTLS or UPLD?

Materialise has higher revenue and earnings than Upland Software. Upland Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materialise, 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
Materialise	$269.51M	1.12	$7.28M	$0.17	30.18
Upland Software	$267.71M	0.25	-$179.87M	-$1.74	-1.37

Which has more risk and volatility, MTLS or UPLD?

Materialise has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upland Software has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTLS or UPLD?

Upland Software received 30 more outperform votes than Materialise when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.41% of users gave Upland Software an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Materialise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Materialise	Outperform Votes 333 63.07%	Underperform Votes 195 36.93%
Upland Software	Outperform Votes 363 65.41%	Underperform Votes 192 34.59%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTLS or UPLD?

19.3% of Materialise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Materialise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Upland Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MTLS or UPLD?

In the previous week, Upland Software had 4 more articles in the media than Materialise. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Upland Software and 1 mentions for Materialise. Upland Software's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Materialise's score of 0.00 indicating that Upland Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materialise	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Upland Software	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Upland Software beats Materialise on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.