SPS Commerce (SPSC) Competitors

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, QLYS or SPSC?

Qualys has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate QLYS or SPSC?

Qualys presently has a consensus price target of $157.62, suggesting a potential downside of 4.69%. SPS Commerce has a consensus price target of $196.57, suggesting a potential upside of 7.76%. Given Qualys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Qualys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qualys	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media prefer QLYS or SPSC?

In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 3 more articles in the media than Qualys. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SPS Commerce and 7 mentions for Qualys. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat SPS Commerce's score of 0.88 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Qualys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPS Commerce	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, QLYS or SPSC?

Qualys has higher revenue and earnings than SPS Commerce. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Qualys	$554.46M	11.02	$151.60M	$4.04	40.93
SPS Commerce	$536.91M	12.58	$65.82M	$1.83	99.68

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QLYS or SPSC?

99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Qualys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SPS Commerce 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.

Is QLYS or SPSC more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 27.34% compared to Qualys' net margin of 12.23%. SPS Commerce's return on equity of 49.06% beat Qualys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qualys	27.34%	49.06%	20.56%
SPS Commerce	12.23%	12.06%	9.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QLYS or SPSC?

SPS Commerce received 114 more outperform votes than Qualys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.73% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 59.95% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Qualys	Outperform Votes 512 59.95%	Underperform Votes 342 40.05%
SPS Commerce	Outperform Votes 626 73.73%	Underperform Votes 223 26.27%

Summary

SPS Commerce beats Qualys on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.