Amadeus IT Group (OTCMKTS:AMADY – Get Free Report) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Amadeus IT Group has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Amadeus IT Group and WM Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amadeus IT Group | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.29 |
| WM Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
22.0% of WM Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of WM Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Amadeus IT Group and WM Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amadeus IT Group | $7.37 billion | 3.71 | $1.51 billion | $3.53 | 17.93 |
| WM Technology | $174.70 million | 0.27 | $1.96 million | $0.02 | 14.75 |
Amadeus IT Group has higher revenue and earnings than WM Technology. WM Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amadeus IT Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Amadeus IT Group and WM Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amadeus IT Group | 19.86% | 29.84% | 12.46% |
| WM Technology | 1.12% | 1.51% | 1.04% |
Summary
Amadeus IT Group beats WM Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amadeus IT Group
Amadeus IT Group, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a transaction processor for the travel and tourism industry worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Air Distribution, Air IT Solutions, and Hospitality & Other Solutions. The company acts as an international network providing real-time search, pricing, booking, and ticketing services, and other processing solutions through Amadeus GDS, Altéa PSS, and New Skies platforms. It also offers travel providers a portfolio of technology solutions, which automate certain mission-critical business processes, such as reservations, inventory management, and departure control. In addition, the company is involved in the provision of software development and definition, software distribution, regional support, data processing, intermediation, computer consulting, installation of industrial machinery and equipment, consultancy and technology development services for payments, and information technology services; financial activities; and e-commerce business. It serves providers of travel products and services, such as airlines, airports, hotels, tour operators, insurance companies, land and sea transport companies, travel sellers and brokers, and travel buyers. The company was formerly known as Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. and changed its name to Amadeus IT Group, S.A. in August 2016. Amadeus IT Group, S.A. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
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.
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