Reviewing Quadient (OTCMKTS:NPACY) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH)

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and Quadient (OTCMKTS:NPACY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Quadient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Manhattan Associates and Quadient’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Associates	18.67%	86.72%	28.08%
Quadient	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Manhattan Associates and Quadient”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manhattan Associates	$1.13 billion	9.84	$219.95 million	$3.49	53.65
Quadient	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Quadient.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Manhattan Associates and Quadient, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manhattan Associates	0	3	8	0	2.73
Quadient	0	1	0	0	2.00

Manhattan Associates presently has a consensus price target of $209.20, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Manhattan Associates’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than Quadient.

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats Quadient on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations. It offers Warehouse Management Solution for managing goods and information across the distribution centers; Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a cloud native and version less application for the associate; and Transportation Management Solution for helping shippers navigate their way through the demands and meet customer service expectations at the lowest possible freight costs; Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solution; and Manhattan Active Omni, which offers order management, store inventory and fulfillment, POS, and customer engagement tools for enterprises and stores. The company also provides inventory optimization and allocation solutions; technology platform including Manhattan Active Platform solutions, a cloud-native product designed to provide version-less product access; maintenance services, which offers on-premises software licensees with software upgrades for additional or improved functionality and technological advances; and professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services. In addition, it provides training and change management services; and resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. The company offers products through direct sales personnel and partnership agreements with various organizations. It serves retail, consumer goods, food and grocery, logistics service providers, industrial and wholesale, high technology and electronics, life sciences, and government industries. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Manhattan Associates, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Quadient

Quadient S.A. provides intelligent communication automation, mail-related, and parcel locker solutions for customers through digital and physical channels in North America, France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and internationally. It provides Quadient Inspire, a software solution that facilitates the creation and management of transactional and marketing communication documents, as well as manages omnichannel delivery for the communications; Quadient Impress, a cloud-based software that facilitates outbound document automation; YayPay, account receivable process automation solutions; and Beanworks, an accounts payable automation software solution. The company also offers Quadient Inspire Flex, which enables organizations to create and deliver personalized, compliant customer communications across various channels from one centralized platform; Quadient DigitalBOOST, a suite of pre-packaged solutions that digitalizes customer processes and contracts; and Quadient Inspire Journey, a cloud-based journey mapping solution that integrates customer journey mapping, data, and communications technologies. In addition, it supplies software, equipment, and services for managing incoming and outgoing mails; and provides hardware and software platform that facilitates invoicing and customer communications, multi-channel mail processing, last-mile parcel delivery, and the consolidation of their return. Further, the company operates a pick-up, drop-off solution that offers businesses and people who need to manage their deliveries and returns. It serves financial services, healthcare, higher education, insurance, and retail industries, as well as service providers industries. The company was formerly known as Neopost S.A. and changed its name to Quadient S.A. in September 2019. Quadient S.A. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Bagneux, France.