Alkami Technology (ALKT) Competitors

Alkami Technology (NASDAQ:ALKT) and Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer ALKT or PCTY?

Alkami Technology currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.72%. Paylocity has a consensus target price of $233.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.76%. Given Alkami Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alkami Technology is more favorable than Paylocity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alkami Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Paylocity	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALKT or PCTY?

Paylocity has higher revenue and earnings than Alkami Technology. Alkami Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paylocity, 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
Alkami Technology	$333.85M	8.11	-$62.91M	-$0.42	-63.10
Paylocity	$1.50B	6.97	$206.77M	$3.90	47.94

Does the media prefer ALKT or PCTY?

In the previous week, Paylocity had 5 more articles in the media than Alkami Technology. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Paylocity and 14 mentions for Alkami Technology. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Alkami Technology's score of 0.91 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alkami Technology	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paylocity	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALKT or PCTY more profitable?

Paylocity has a net margin of 14.76% compared to Alkami Technology's net margin of -14.55%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.45% beat Alkami Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alkami Technology	-14.55%	-11.31%	-9.15%
Paylocity	14.76%	22.45%	5.35%

Which has more volatility & risk, ALKT or PCTY?

Alkami Technology has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paylocity has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALKT or PCTY?

55.0% of Alkami Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. 25.9% of Alkami Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Paylocity shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALKT or PCTY?

Paylocity received 518 more outperform votes than Alkami Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.93% of users gave Paylocity an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Alkami Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alkami Technology	Outperform Votes 54 62.79%	Underperform Votes 32 37.21%
Paylocity	Outperform Votes 572 67.93%	Underperform Votes 270 32.07%

Summary

Paylocity beats Alkami Technology on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.