MARA (NASDAQ:MARA – Get Free Report) and SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for MARA and SoundThinking, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MARA | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.40 |
| SoundThinking | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 |
MARA presently has a consensus target price of $17.78, indicating a potential upside of 162.60%. SoundThinking has a consensus target price of $9.79, indicating a potential upside of 17.62%. Given MARA’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MARA is more favorable than SoundThinking.
Risk and Volatility
MARA has a beta of 5.33, indicating that its stock price is 433% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundThinking has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
44.5% of MARA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of MARA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of SoundThinking shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares MARA and SoundThinking’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MARA | -429.71% | -26.05% | -12.73% |
| SoundThinking | -16.92% | -23.77% | -12.90% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares MARA and SoundThinking”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MARA | $907.09 million | 2.88 | -$1.31 billion | ($9.16) | -0.74 |
| SoundThinking | $104.13 million | 1.03 | -$9.42 million | ($1.29) | -6.45 |
SoundThinking has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MARA. SoundThinking is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
MARA beats SoundThinking on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MARA Holdings, Inc. in August 2024. MARA Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
About SoundThinking
SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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