Waystar (WAY) Competitors

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, MDB or WAY?

MongoDB has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waystar has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MDB or WAY?

89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of MongoDB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Waystar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MDB or WAY?

MongoDB presently has a consensus price target of $342.69, suggesting a potential upside of 7.35%. Waystar has a consensus price target of $45.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.81%. Given Waystar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than MongoDB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Waystar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Is MDB or WAY more profitable?

Waystar has a net margin of 8.50% compared to MongoDB's net margin of -3.54%. Waystar's return on equity of 5.65% beat MongoDB's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MongoDB	-3.54%	-1.67%	-1.24%
Waystar	8.50%	5.65%	3.81%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MDB or WAY?

Waystar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MongoDB. MongoDB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waystar, 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
MongoDB	$2.01B	12.94	-$129.07M	-$0.98	-325.72
Waystar	$943.55M	6.68	-$19.12M	$0.48	75.35

Does the media favor MDB or WAY?

In the previous week, MongoDB had 12 more articles in the media than Waystar. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for MongoDB and 6 mentions for Waystar. MongoDB's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Waystar's score of 0.47 indicating that MongoDB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MongoDB	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waystar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Waystar beats MongoDB on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.