MultiPlan (MPLN) Competitors $38.48 -1.39 (-3.49%) As of 08/1/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MPLN vs. APLD, PAGS, DXC, ACVA, PAYO, RNG, RAMP, EVTC, FIVN, and XMTRShould you be buying MultiPlan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MultiPlan include Applied Digital (APLD), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), DXC Technology (DXC), ACV Auctions (ACVA), Payoneer Global (PAYO), Ringcentral (RNG), LiveRamp (RAMP), Evertec (EVTC), Five9 (FIVN), and Xometry (XMTR). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. MultiPlan vs. Its Competitors Applied Digital PagSeguro Digital DXC Technology ACV Auctions Payoneer Global Ringcentral LiveRamp Evertec Five9 Xometry Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and MultiPlan (NYSE:MPLN) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is APLD or MPLN more profitable? Applied Digital has a net margin of -107.22% compared to MultiPlan's net margin of -163.30%. MultiPlan's return on equity of -12.14% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Digital-107.22% -50.03% -13.45% MultiPlan -163.30%-12.14%-1.84% Do analysts rate APLD or MPLN? Applied Digital presently has a consensus price target of $14.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. MultiPlan has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential downside of 31.78%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than MultiPlan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08MultiPlan 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to APLD or MPLN? In the previous week, Applied Digital had 43 more articles in the media than MultiPlan. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Applied Digital and 1 mentions for MultiPlan. MultiPlan's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Applied Digital's score of 0.75 indicating that MultiPlan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Digital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MultiPlan 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in APLD or MPLN? 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of MultiPlan shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Applied Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of MultiPlan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, APLD or MPLN? Applied Digital has a beta of 6.17, suggesting that its stock price is 517% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiPlan has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, APLD or MPLN? MultiPlan has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MultiPlan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Digital$144.19M22.71-$149.27M-$1.09-11.49MultiPlan$930.62M0.67-$91.70M-$101.54-0.38 SummaryApplied Digital beats MultiPlan on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MultiPlan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPLN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MPLN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart MPLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMultiPlanBusiness services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$622.26M$607.53M$5.48B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A4.42%4.73%3.67%P/E Ratio-0.4069.2828.6729.07Price / Sales0.676.45373.9066.27Price / Cash1.645.2235.4522.84Price / Book0.365.378.274.43Net Income-$91.70M$8.45M$3.24B$994.22M7 Day Performance-3.02%-1.97%-3.69%-3.35%1 Month Performance-11.78%-1.91%4.33%-2.06%1 Year PerformanceN/A-5.96%25.95%10.15% MultiPlan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPLNMultiPlan0.5299 of 5 stars$38.48-3.5%$26.25-31.8%N/A$622.26M$930.62M-0.40170Positive NewsAPLDApplied Digital2.9618 of 5 stars$11.09-7.0%$12.73+14.8%+178.8%$2.69B$165.57M0.00121Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownPAGSPagSeguro Digital3.9838 of 5 stars$8.00+1.1%$11.36+41.9%-37.5%$2.61B$3.22B6.568,595News CoverageDXCDXC Technology4.2426 of 5 stars$14.32-0.5%$17.00+18.8%-35.3%$2.61B$12.87B6.78120,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastACVAACV AuctionsN/A$14.96-0.9%N/AN/A$2.58B$637.16M0.002,900PAYOPayoneer Global4.4077 of 5 stars$6.83+0.3%$9.81+43.7%+11.9%$2.46B$977.72M22.702,407Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownRNGRingcentral4.9446 of 5 stars$26.71+0.1%$33.08+23.9%-29.3%$2.40B$2.40B-60.694,260News CoverageRAMPLiveRamp4.6562 of 5 stars$33.29+0.5%$41.29+24.0%+7.9%$2.15B$745.58M-3,329.001,300Upcoming EarningsEVTCEvertec3.5689 of 5 stars$33.42+0.4%$39.00+16.7%-1.0%$2.12B$845.49M16.794,800News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFIVNFive94.2881 of 5 stars$27.29+1.3%$42.05+54.1%-43.4%$2.05B$1.04B-303.193,073Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionXMTRXometry2.2824 of 5 stars$34.80-0.7%$35.78+2.8%+127.8%$1.78B$545.53M0.001,088News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APLD Alternatives PAGS Alternatives DXC Alternatives ACVA Alternatives PAYO Alternatives RNG Alternatives RAMP Alternatives EVTC Alternatives FIVN Alternatives XMTR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MPLN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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