Q2 (QTWO) Competitors $89.46 -1.33 (-1.46%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.40 -0.06 (-0.06%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock QTWO vs. ALKT, CSQ, NCNO, BN, IOT, NTNX, CYBR, GEN, TWLO, and DUOLShould you be buying Q2 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Q2 include Alkami Technology (ALKT), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), nCino (NCNO), Brookfield (BN), Samsara (IOT), Nutanix (NTNX), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Gen Digital (GEN), Twilio (TWLO), and Duolingo (DUOL). Q2 vs. Its Competitors Alkami Technology Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund nCino Brookfield Samsara Nutanix CyberArk Software Gen Digital Twilio Duolingo Q2 (NYSE:QTWO) and Alkami Technology (NASDAQ:ALKT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Do analysts prefer QTWO or ALKT? Q2 currently has a consensus target price of $100.41, suggesting a potential upside of 12.24%. Alkami Technology has a consensus target price of $39.25, suggesting a potential upside of 43.14%. Given Alkami Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alkami Technology is more favorable than Q2.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Q2 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Alkami Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk and volatility, QTWO or ALKT? Q2 has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkami Technology has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, QTWO or ALKT? Q2 has higher revenue and earnings than Alkami Technology. Q2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alkami Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQ2$696.46M8.00-$38.54M-$0.35-255.61Alkami Technology$333.85M8.46-$40.83M-$0.38-72.16 Is QTWO or ALKT more profitable? Q2 has a net margin of -2.77% compared to Alkami Technology's net margin of -10.47%. Q2's return on equity of 4.08% beat Alkami Technology's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Q2-2.77% 4.08% 1.61% Alkami Technology -10.47%-7.06%-4.56% Does the media prefer QTWO or ALKT? In the previous week, Q2 and Q2 both had 8 articles in the media. Q2's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Alkami Technology's score of 0.97 indicating that Q2 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Q2 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alkami Technology 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QTWO or ALKT? 55.0% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Q2 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryQ2 beats Alkami Technology on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Q2 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QTWO 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 QTWO 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 QTWO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQ2INTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.66B$18.40B$28.86B$21.15BDividend YieldN/A2.77%3.00%3.58%P/E Ratio-255.6176.4234.0627.76Price / Sales8.0071.961,792.5758.69Price / Cash51.4494.9738.6523.00Price / Book10.448.737.824.67Net Income-$38.54M$341.62M$781.95M$993.85M7 Day Performance-2.23%2.12%1.29%1.16%1 Month Performance-6.13%10.66%7.09%4.99%1 Year Performance34.62%62.59%52,962.36%12.54% Q2 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QTWOQ22.8603 of 5 stars$89.46-1.5%$100.41+12.2%+29.6%$5.66B$696.46M-255.612,477Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsALKTAlkami Technology3.0005 of 5 stars$28.98+1.0%$39.25+35.4%-17.6%$2.99B$355.56M-76.26850News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.19-0.5%N/A+7.2%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsNCNOnCino2.5884 of 5 stars$29.81+3.4%$30.69+2.9%-6.9%$3.46B$540.66M-114.651,833Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBNBrookfield3.7111 of 5 stars$63.87+1.1%$66.13+3.5%+44.1%$105.26B$81.04B228.12250,000Positive NewsIOTSamsara2.2844 of 5 stars$37.57+0.5%$50.64+34.8%+1.9%$21.39B$1.34B-170.793,500Insider TradeNTNXNutanix4.6346 of 5 stars$72.46+0.1%$90.71+25.2%+48.2%$19.43B$2.15B147.767,150Positive NewsCYBRCyberArk Software3.1621 of 5 stars$377.03+0.6%$418.04+10.9%+42.1%$18.64B$1.00B-202.701,205Analyst ForecastGENGen Digital3.6767 of 5 stars$29.80+3.9%$33.60+12.8%+21.3%$18.48B$3.94B28.653,500Upcoming EarningsTWLOTwilio4.4594 of 5 stars$118.35+4.6%$127.22+7.5%+121.3%$18.07B$4.46B-563.555,535DUOLDuolingo3.6363 of 5 stars$376.42+1.5%$441.20+17.2%+100.9%$17.11B$811.21M185.43600Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alkami Technology Alternatives Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Alternatives nCino Alternatives Brookfield Alternatives Samsara Alternatives Nutanix Alternatives CyberArk Software Alternatives Gen Digital Alternatives Twilio Alternatives Duolingo 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:QTWO) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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