Datatec (OTCMKTS:DTTLY) vs. WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) Head to Head Comparison

Datatec (OTCMKTS:DTTLY) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Datatec has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Datatec and WM Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Datatec	$3.67 billion	0.30	$91.77 million	N/A	N/A
WM Technology	$174.70 million	0.31	$1.96 million	$0.01	34.17

Datatec has higher revenue and earnings than WM Technology.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Datatec and WM Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datatec	0	0	0	0	0.00
WM Technology	1	0	1	0	2.00

WM Technology has a consensus target price of $2.61, suggesting a potential upside of 663.83%. Given WM Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WM Technology is more favorable than Datatec.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.0% of WM Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.7% of WM Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Datatec and WM Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datatec	N/A	N/A	N/A
WM Technology	1.12%	1.51%	1.04%

Summary

WM Technology beats Datatec on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Datatec

Datatec Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and services worldwide. It operates in four segments: Westcon International, Logicalis International, Logicalis Latin America, and Corporate and Management Consulting. The company distributes cyber security, network infrastructure, unified collaboration products, data centre solutions, and channel services; and offers financing/leasing solutions for ICT customers. It offers solutions through a network of service providers, systems integrators, and specialty resellers under the Westcon and Comstor brands. The company also provides digital services; and strategic, trusted advisory, modeling, and market intelligence services to the telecoms, media, and technology industries. Datatec Limited was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sandown, South Africa.

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.