SPS Commerce (SPSC) Competitors

SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is SPSC or AKAM more profitable?

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 13.27% compared to SPS Commerce's net margin of 12.08%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.63% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPS Commerce	12.08%	12.27%	10.10%
Akamai Technologies	13.27%	14.63%	6.85%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPSC or AKAM?

SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPSC or AKAM?

99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPSC or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies received 584 more outperform votes than SPS Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.54% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 68.65% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SPS Commerce	Outperform Votes 642 73.54%	Underperform Votes 231 26.46%
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1226 68.65%	Underperform Votes 560 31.35%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SPSC or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SPS Commerce. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, 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
SPS Commerce	$637.77M	8.46	$77.05M	$2.04	70.36
Akamai Technologies	$3.81B	3.86	$547.63M	$3.38	29.01

Does the media favor SPSC or AKAM?

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than SPS Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 25 mentions for SPS Commerce. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat SPS Commerce's score of 0.60 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SPS Commerce	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SPSC or AKAM?

SPS Commerce currently has a consensus target price of $207.11, suggesting a potential upside of 44.29%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $117.95, suggesting a potential upside of 20.29%. Given SPS Commerce's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Akamai Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats SPS Commerce on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.