Alkami Technology (NASDAQ:ALKT – Get Free Report) and Next Technology (NASDAQ:NXTT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
55.0% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Next Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Alkami Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Next Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Alkami Technology and Next Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alkami Technology | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Next Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk & Volatility
Alkami Technology has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Next Technology has a beta of 5.98, meaning that its stock price is 498% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alkami Technology and Next Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alkami Technology | $443.64 million | 3.35 | -$47.65 million | ($0.42) | -33.07 |
| Next Technology | $11.61 million | 0.71 | $143.16 million | ($12,900.00) | -0.00 |
Next Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alkami Technology. Alkami Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Next Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Alkami Technology and Next Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alkami Technology | -9.21% | -7.68% | -3.32% |
| Next Technology | -2,355.97% | -60.08% | -53.71% |
Summary
Alkami Technology beats Next Technology on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alkami Technology
Alkami Technology, Inc. offers cloud-based digital banking solutions in the United States. The company's Alkami Platform allows financial institutions to onboard and engage new users, accelerate revenues, and enhance operational efficiency, with the support of a proprietary, cloud-based, and multi-tenant architecture. It serves community, regional, super-regional credit unions, and banks. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
About Next Technology
Next Technology Holding Inc. provides technical services and solutions through its social e-commerce platform primarily in Mainland China. It offers YCloud, a micro-business cloud intelligent internationalization system that conducts multi-channel data analysis through the learning of big data and social recommendation relationships, as well as provides users with AI fission and management systems, and supply chain systems. The company’s YCloud system also provides micro-business owners with various payment methods, such as Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay. In addition, it offers chatGPT technical services; and technical system support, software development, and services. The company serves individual and corporate users in the micro business industry. It also has operations in Hong Kong and Singapore. The company was formerly known as WeTrade Group, Inc. and changed its name to Next Technology Holding Inc in April 2024. Next Technology Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People Republic of China.
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