Reviewing Datatec (OTCMKTS:DTTLY) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WM Technology and Datatec”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WM Technology	$174.70 million	0.32	$1.96 million	$0.01	35.00
Datatec	$3.67 billion	0.30	$91.77 million	N/A	N/A

Datatec has higher revenue and earnings than WM Technology.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for WM Technology and Datatec, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

WM Technology presently has a consensus price target of $2.61, suggesting a potential upside of 645.71%. Given WM Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WM Technology is more favorable than Datatec.

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

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

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.

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.