Alkami Technology (ALKT) Competitors

Alkami Technology (NASDAQ:ALKT) and Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend ALKT or QTWO?

Alkami Technology presently has a consensus target price of $39.25, suggesting a potential upside of 42.26%. Q2 has a consensus target price of $100.41, suggesting a potential upside of 10.95%. Given Alkami Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alkami Technology is more favorable than Q2.

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
Q2	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has better valuation and earnings, ALKT or QTWO?

Q2 has higher revenue and earnings than Alkami Technology. Q2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alkami Technology, 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	8.51	-$40.83M	-$0.38	-72.61
Q2	$696.46M	8.10	-$38.54M	-$0.35	-258.58

Which has more volatility & risk, ALKT or QTWO?

Alkami Technology has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Q2 has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALKT or QTWO more profitable?

Q2 has a net margin of -2.77% compared to Alkami Technology's net margin of -10.47%. Q2's return on equity of 4.08% beat Alkami Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alkami Technology	-10.47%	-7.06%	-4.56%
Q2	-2.77%	4.08%	1.61%

Does the media prefer ALKT or QTWO?

In the previous week, Q2 had 2 more articles in the media than Alkami Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Q2 and 5 mentions for Alkami Technology. Q2's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Alkami Technology's score of 0.73 indicating that Q2 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alkami Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Q2	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALKT or QTWO?

55.0% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Q2 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Q2 beats Alkami Technology on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.