Marqeta (MQ) Competitors

EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC) and Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is EVTC or MQ more profitable?

EVERTEC has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Marqeta's net margin of 2.86%. EVERTEC's return on equity of 33.01% beat Marqeta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVERTEC	10.20%	33.01%	8.85%
Marqeta	2.86%	1.20%	0.92%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EVTC or MQ?

96.8% of EVERTEC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of EVERTEC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, EVTC or MQ?

EVERTEC has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marqeta has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EVTC or MQ?

In the previous week, Marqeta had 4 more articles in the media than EVERTEC. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marqeta and 2 mentions for EVERTEC. EVERTEC's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Marqeta's score of 0.11 indicating that EVERTEC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EVERTEC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marqeta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVTC or MQ?

EVERTEC received 216 more outperform votes than Marqeta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.33% of users gave EVERTEC an outperform vote while only 48.91% of users gave Marqeta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVERTEC	Outperform Votes 283 59.33%	Underperform Votes 194 40.67%
Marqeta	Outperform Votes 67 48.91%	Underperform Votes 70 51.09%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EVTC or MQ?

EVERTEC has higher revenue and earnings than Marqeta. EVERTEC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marqeta, 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
EVERTEC	$694.71M	3.19	$79.72M	$1.28	27.22
Marqeta	$676.17M	2.88	-$222.96M	$0.02	193.50

Do analysts prefer EVTC or MQ?

EVERTEC presently has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.45%. Marqeta has a consensus target price of $6.27, suggesting a potential upside of 61.93%. Given Marqeta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marqeta is more favorable than EVERTEC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVERTEC	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Marqeta	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

EVERTEC beats Marqeta on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.