WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Volatility and Risk
WM Technology has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares WM Technology and Infosys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| WM Technology | 1.12% | 1.51% | 1.04% |
| Infosys | 16.38% | 33.91% | 20.54% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.0% of WM Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Infosys shares are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of WM Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares WM Technology and Infosys”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| WM Technology | $174.70 million | 0.27 | $1.96 million | $0.02 | 14.75 |
| Infosys | $20.16 billion | 2.48 | $3.31 billion | $0.81 | 15.24 |
Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than WM Technology. WM Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Infosys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for WM Technology and Infosys, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| WM Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Infosys | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 |
Infosys has a consensus target price of $11.45, suggesting a potential downside of 7.22%. Given Infosys’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Infosys is more favorable than WM Technology.
Summary
Infosys beats WM Technology on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About WM Technology
WM Technology, Inc. provides ecommerce and compliance software solutions to retailers and brands in cannabis market in the United States and internationally. The company offers Weedmaps marketplace that allows cannabis users to search for and browse cannabis products from retailers and brands, and reserve products from local retailers; and education and learning information to help newer consumers learn about the types of products to purchase. It also provides monthly subscription-based business software solutions, including WM Listings, WM Orders, WM Store, WM Connectors, and WM Insights as well as other add-on products, such as WM Ads, WM AdSuite, WM Customer Relationship Management, WM Dispatch, and WM Screens. WM Technology, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About Infosys
Infosys Ltd. is a digital services and consulting company, which engages in the provision of end-to-end business solutions. It operates through the following segments: Financial Services, Retail, Communication, Energy, Utilities, Resources, and Services, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Life Sciences, and All Other. The company was founded by Dinesh Krishnan Swamy, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Narayana Ramarao Nagavara Murthy, Raghavan N. S., Ashok Arora, Nandan M. Nilekani, and S. D. Shibulal on July 2, 1981 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.
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