Agora (API) Competitors

VTEX (NYSE:VTEX) and Agora (NASDAQ:API) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VTEX or API?

VTEX has higher revenue and earnings than Agora. Agora is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VTEX, 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
VTEX	$226.71M	4.30	-$13.69M	$0.07	76.14
Agora	$133.26M	2.21	-$87.22M	-$0.46	-6.93

Does the media refer more to VTEX or API?

In the previous week, VTEX had 3 more articles in the media than Agora. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for VTEX and 4 mentions for Agora. Agora's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat VTEX's score of 0.78 indicating that Agora is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VTEX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agora	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VTEX or API?

63.7% of VTEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Agora shares are held by institutional investors. 40.9% of VTEX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Agora shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate VTEX or API?

VTEX presently has a consensus price target of $8.07, indicating a potential upside of 51.34%. Agora has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.09%. Given Agora's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agora is more favorable than VTEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VTEX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Agora	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTEX or API?

VTEX received 11 more outperform votes than Agora when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.06% of users gave VTEX an outperform vote while only 48.39% of users gave Agora an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VTEX	Outperform Votes 26 53.06%	Underperform Votes 23 46.94%
Agora	Outperform Votes 15 48.39%	Underperform Votes 16 51.61%

Which has more risk & volatility, VTEX or API?

VTEX has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agora has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VTEX or API more profitable?

VTEX has a net margin of 3.97% compared to Agora's net margin of -33.74%. VTEX's return on equity of 3.60% beat Agora's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VTEX	3.97%	3.60%	2.53%
Agora	-33.74%	-7.70%	-6.65%

Summary

VTEX beats Agora on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.