Marqeta (MQ) Competitors

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) and Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DBX or MQ?

Dropbox has higher revenue and earnings than Marqeta. Dropbox 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
Dropbox	$2.55B	3.23	$453.60M	$1.41	19.32
Marqeta	$507.00M	3.94	-$222.96M	$0.05	79.18

Does the media refer more to DBX or MQ?

In the previous week, Dropbox had 5 more articles in the media than Marqeta. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Dropbox and 9 mentions for Marqeta. Marqeta's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Dropbox's score of 1.28 indicating that Marqeta is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dropbox	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marqeta	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DBX or MQ?

Dropbox received 288 more outperform votes than Marqeta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.11% of users gave Dropbox an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Marqeta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dropbox	Outperform Votes 355 67.11%	Underperform Votes 174 32.89%
Marqeta	Outperform Votes 67 46.85%	Underperform Votes 76 53.15%

Which has more risk & volatility, DBX or MQ?

Dropbox has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marqeta has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DBX or MQ?

Dropbox currently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.57%. Marqeta has a consensus price target of $5.29, indicating a potential upside of 33.66%. Given Marqeta's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marqeta is more favorable than Dropbox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dropbox	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Marqeta	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DBX or MQ?

94.8% of Dropbox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. 28.6% of Dropbox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DBX or MQ more profitable?

Dropbox has a net margin of 17.75% compared to Marqeta's net margin of 2.86%. Marqeta's return on equity of 1.20% beat Dropbox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dropbox	17.75%	-132.63%	19.58%
Marqeta	2.86%	1.20%	0.92%

Summary

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