Head to Head Review: Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC) and Ceridian HCM (NYSE:CDAY)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and Ceridian HCM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$960,000.00	($0.03)	-71.33
Ceridian HCM	$1.45 billion	7.47	-$73.40 million	$0.03	2,312.00

Maquia Capital Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ceridian HCM. Maquia Capital Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceridian HCM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and Ceridian HCM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	-10.66%	10.86%
Ceridian HCM	0.28%	2.03%	0.51%

Volatility & Risk

Maquia Capital Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceridian HCM has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 92.7% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Ceridian HCM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ceridian HCM beats Maquia Capital Acquisition on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maquia Capital Acquisition

Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus its search on technology-focused middle market and emerging growth companies in North America. Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Ceridian HCM

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management functionality; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market. The company also provides Bureau solutions for payroll and payroll-related services. It sells its solutions through direct sales force and third-party channels. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.