Grid Dynamics (GDYN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDYN or WKME?

Grid Dynamics received 27 more outperform votes than WalkMe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.24% of users gave Grid Dynamics an outperform vote while only 43.24% of users gave WalkMe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grid Dynamics	Outperform Votes 59 70.24%	Underperform Votes 25 29.76%
WalkMe	Outperform Votes 32 43.24%	Underperform Votes 42 56.76%

Does the media refer more to GDYN or WKME?

In the previous week, WalkMe had 4 more articles in the media than Grid Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WalkMe and 0 mentions for Grid Dynamics. WalkMe's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Grid Dynamics' score of -1.00 indicating that WalkMe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grid Dynamics	Negative
WalkMe	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, GDYN or WKME?

Grid Dynamics has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, WalkMe has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

71.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of WalkMe shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Grid Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of WalkMe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GDYN or WKME?

Grid Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than WalkMe. WalkMe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grid Dynamics, 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
Grid Dynamics	$312.91M	2.50	-$1.76M	$0.03	340.78
WalkMe	$266.95M	2.73	-$59.14M	-$0.67	-12.52

Do analysts prefer GDYN or WKME?

Grid Dynamics presently has a consensus price target of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 54.11%. WalkMe has a consensus price target of $13.58, suggesting a potential upside of 61.90%. Given WalkMe's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WalkMe is more favorable than Grid Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grid Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
WalkMe	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is GDYN or WKME more profitable?

Grid Dynamics has a net margin of 0.72% compared to WalkMe's net margin of -22.15%. Grid Dynamics' return on equity of 3.31% beat WalkMe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grid Dynamics	0.72%	3.31%	2.87%
WalkMe	-22.15%	-71.73%	-11.53%

Summary

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