Materialise (MTLS) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTLS or OPRA?

19.3% of Materialise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Opera shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Materialise shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.4% of Opera shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTLS or OPRA?

Materialise received 215 more outperform votes than Opera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.05% of users gave Materialise an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Opera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Materialise	Outperform Votes 331 63.05%	Underperform Votes 194 36.95%
Opera	Outperform Votes 116 59.79%	Underperform Votes 78 40.21%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTLS or OPRA?

Opera has higher revenue and earnings than Materialise. Opera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materialise, 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
Materialise	$277.18M	1.47	$7.28M	$0.19	36.27
Opera	$396.83M	4.07	$153.30M	$1.97	9.26

Which has more risk & volatility, MTLS or OPRA?

Materialise has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opera has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTLS or OPRA more profitable?

Opera has a net margin of 39.22% compared to Materialise's net margin of 3.73%. Opera's return on equity of 19.22% beat Materialise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Materialise	3.73%	5.88%	3.59%
Opera	39.22%	19.22%	17.43%

Does the media refer more to MTLS or OPRA?

In the previous week, Opera had 24 more articles in the media than Materialise. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Opera and 4 mentions for Materialise. Materialise's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Opera's score of 0.39 indicating that Materialise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Materialise	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Opera	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MTLS or OPRA?

Materialise presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.88%. Opera has a consensus target price of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 35.62%. Given Materialise's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Materialise is more favorable than Opera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Materialise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Opera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Opera beats Materialise on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.