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SPSC vs. AKAM, YELP, ZD, CMPR, QNST, LQDT, ANGI, TTGT, OPEN, and BCOV

Should you be buying SPS Commerce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SPS Commerce include Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Liquidity Services (LQDT), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), and Brightcove (BCOV). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

SPS Commerce vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than SPS Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 4 mentions for SPS Commerce. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat SPS Commerce's score of 1.08 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
SPS Commerce
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Akamai Technologies$3.99B2.90$504.92M$2.9726.67
SPS Commerce$637.77M8.43$77.05M$2.1466.14

SPS Commerce has a net margin of 12.13% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 11.26%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.09% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies11.26% 14.09% 6.59%
SPS Commerce 12.13%12.37%10.23%

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $101.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.84%. SPS Commerce has a consensus price target of $192.56, indicating a potential upside of 36.03%. Given SPS Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Akamai Technologies
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
SPS Commerce
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats SPS Commerce on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPSC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SPSC vs. The Competition

MetricSPS CommerceBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.37B$6.00B$13.16B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A3.06%2.54%4.01%
P/E Ratio66.1522.7728.8920.24
Price / Sales8.431.9740.54117.31
Price / Cash39.0013.9026.8358.10
Price / Book6.225.296.295.67
Net Income$77.05M$150.49M$188.91M$249.21M
7 Day Performance6.32%2.80%3.77%3.28%
1 Month Performance-0.56%4.02%3.08%3.95%
1 Year Performance-25.67%63.64%37.52%20.98%

SPS Commerce Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPSC
SPS Commerce
3.6495 of 5 stars
$141.55
+1.2%
$192.56
+36.0%
-25.7%$5.37B$637.77M66.152,783Positive News
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.7808 of 5 stars
$79.76
+0.2%
$101.25
+26.9%
-12.5%$11.66B$3.99B26.8610,700News Coverage
Positive News
YELP
Yelp
3.7414 of 5 stars
$34.31
-0.2%
$34.00
-0.9%
-3.5%$2.19B$1.41B16.505,116
ZD
Ziff Davis
4.5517 of 5 stars
$30.27
-0.5%
$47.00
+55.3%
-39.2%$1.27B$1.40B18.353,800Analyst Downgrade
CMPR
Cimpress
4.5839 of 5 stars
$47.00
+0.4%
$62.50
+33.0%
-43.8%$1.17B$3.29B8.0216,000Positive News
High Trading Volume
QNST
QuinStreet
3.1257 of 5 stars
$16.10
+2.3%
$29.00
+80.1%
+2.3%$909.17M$613.51M-1,608.39790
LQDT
Liquidity Services
2.6536 of 5 stars
$23.59
-0.3%
$38.50
+63.2%
+22.8%$736.48M$363.32M29.86740Positive News
High Trading Volume
ANGI
Angi
3.832 of 5 stars
$15.26
-3.2%
$21.36
+40.0%
-8.6%$732.33M$1.19B13.872,800News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
TTGT
TechTarget
3.9615 of 5 stars
$7.77
+10.7%
$19.33
+148.8%
-78.0%$555.48M$284.90M-18.502,100Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
OPEN
Opendoor Technologies
4.0987 of 5 stars
$0.53
-4.5%
$1.55
+190.8%
-65.2%$388.50M$5.15B-1.031,470High Trading Volume
BCOV
Brightcove
0.5343 of 5 stars
$4.45
flat
$3.98
-10.7%
N/A$202.12M$201.19M-21.19720

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This page (NASDAQ:SPSC) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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