Alkami Technology (ALKT) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BSY or ALKT?

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BSY or ALKT?

Bentley Systems presently has a consensus target price of $57.29, indicating a potential upside of 26.07%. Alkami Technology has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.06%. Given Bentley Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Alkami Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bentley Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Alkami Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BSY or ALKT?

Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Alkami Technology. Alkami Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, 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
Bentley Systems	$1.23B	10.75	$326.71M	$1.11	40.94
Alkami Technology	$264.83M	13.48	-$62.91M	-$0.47	-75.57

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BSY or ALKT?

Bentley Systems received 11 more outperform votes than Alkami Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.00% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote while only 63.86% of users gave Alkami Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 64 64.00%	Underperform Votes 36 36.00%
Alkami Technology	Outperform Votes 53 63.86%	Underperform Votes 30 36.14%

Which has more volatility and risk, BSY or ALKT?

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkami Technology has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BSY or ALKT?

In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Alkami Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bentley Systems and 7 mentions for Alkami Technology. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Alkami Technology's score of 0.73 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bentley Systems	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alkami Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BSY or ALKT more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 27.73% compared to Alkami Technology's net margin of -14.55%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.50% beat Alkami Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bentley Systems	27.73%	29.50%	8.49%
Alkami Technology	-14.55%	-11.31%	-9.15%

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Alkami Technology on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.