WalkMe - WKME Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WKME or GDYN?

WalkMe currently has a consensus target price of $13.75, indicating a potential upside of 36.82%. Grid Dynamics has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 83.42%. Given Grid Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grid Dynamics is more favorable than WalkMe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WalkMe	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Grid Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, WKME or GDYN?

Grid Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than WalkMe. Grid Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WalkMe, 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
WalkMe	$245.01 million	3.39	-$92.63 million	-$1.09	-9.22
Grid Dynamics	$310.48 million	2.66	-$29.21 million	-$0.43	-25.67

Which has more volatility and risk, WKME or GDYN?

WalkMe has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grid Dynamics has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WKME or GDYN more profitable?

Grid Dynamics has a net margin of -9.41% compared to WalkMe's net margin of -37.81%. Grid Dynamics' return on equity of 12.44% beat WalkMe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WalkMe	-37.81%	-105.46%	-23.81%
Grid Dynamics	-9.41%	12.44%	10.81%

Does the media favor WKME or GDYN?

In the previous week, Grid Dynamics had 1 more articles in the media than WalkMe. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Grid Dynamics and 2 mentions for WalkMe. WalkMe's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Grid Dynamics' score of 1.44 indicating that WalkMe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WalkMe	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Grid Dynamics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WKME or GDYN?

Grid Dynamics received 23 more outperform votes than WalkMe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.15% of users gave Grid Dynamics an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave WalkMe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WalkMe	Outperform Votes 24 44.44%	Underperform Votes 30 55.56%
Grid Dynamics	Outperform Votes 47 70.15%	Underperform Votes 20 29.85%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WKME or GDYN?

61.0% of WalkMe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of WalkMe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grid Dynamics beats WalkMe on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.