Alteryx (NYSE:AYX – Get Free Report) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Alteryx has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Alteryx and WM Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alteryx | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.29 |
| WM Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Alteryx and WM Technology’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alteryx | $970.00 million | 3.60 | -$179.00 million | ($2.60) | -18.56 |
| WM Technology | $195.87 million | 1.01 | -$115.99 million | ($1.23) | -1.08 |
WM Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alteryx. Alteryx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WM Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
72.4% of Alteryx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of WM Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Alteryx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of WM Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Alteryx and WM Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alteryx | -18.46% | -118.87% | -7.21% |
| WM Technology | -56.88% | -25.02% | -15.37% |
About Alteryx
Alteryx, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the analytics automation business in the United States and internationally. The company's analytics platform automates tasks for workers across the analytics value chain. Its analytics platform comprises Alteryx Designer, a data profiling, preparation, blending, and analytics product; Alteryx Server, a server-based product for scheduling, sharing, and running analytic processes and applications in a web-based environment; Alteryx Intelligence Suite, a solution that provides automated modeling, optical character recognition, and natural language processing; and Alteryx Connect, a collaborative data exploration platform. The company's platform also offers Alteryx Analytics Cloud products comprising Alteryx Designer Cloud, a cloud-native data profiling, preparation, and data pipelining product used to create visual workflows or analytic processes; Alteryx Machine Learning, an automated machine learning product to build, validate, iterate, and explore machine learning models; Alteryx Auto Insights, an analytics solution that automates insights for business users; and Alteryx Location Intelligence, a cloud-native product used to create geospatial-based insights. In addition, it offers technical support, instruction, and customer services. The company serves retail, food services, consumer products, telecom and cable, media and entertainment, professional services, financial services, energy and utilities, public sector, manufacturing, travel and hospitality, healthcare and insurance, and technology industries. Alteryx, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About WM Technology
WM Technology, Inc. provides ecommerce and compliance software solutions to retailers and brands in cannabis market in the United States and internationally. The company offers Weedmaps marketplace that allows cannabis users to search for and browse cannabis products from retailers and brands, and reserve products from local retailers; and education and learning information to help newer consumers learn about the types of products to purchase. It also provides monthly subscription-based business software solutions, including WM Listings, WM Orders, WM Store, WM Connectors, and WM Insights as well as other add-on products, such as WM Ads, WM AdSuite, WM Customer Relationship Management, WM Dispatch, and WM Screens. WM Technology, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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