Moatable (NYSE:MTBLY – Get Free Report) and Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Moatable has a beta of 9.57, suggesting that its share price is 857% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Moatable and Shopify’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Moatable | -1.97% | -2.47% | -1.69% |
| Shopify | 10.77% | 12.07% | 10.37% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Moatable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shopify | 0 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 2.87 |
Shopify has a consensus price target of $157.69, suggesting a potential upside of 34.61%. Given Shopify’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shopify is more favorable than Moatable.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
14.5% of Moatable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 42.4% of Moatable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Moatable and Shopify”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Moatable | $52.07 million | 0.15 | -$8.99 million | ($0.14) | -3.36 |
| Shopify | $11.56 billion | 13.16 | $1.23 billion | $1.01 | 115.99 |
Shopify has higher revenue and earnings than Moatable. Moatable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Shopify beats Moatable on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Moatable
Moatable, Inc. engages in the software as a service business in the United States and internationally. The company develops Chime, an all-in-one real estate sales acceleration and client lifecycle management platform that allows real estate professionals to obtain and nurture leads, close transactions, and retain their clients; and Trucker Path, a driver-centric online transportation management platform to make freight transportation fast, reliable, and efficient. It also provides online and mobile services for the trucking industry in North America. In addition, the company offers bookkeeping and operations management solutions to property managers and landlords. The company was formerly known as Renren Inc. and changed its name to Moatable, Inc. in June 2023. Moatable, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
About Shopify
Shopify Inc., a commerce company, provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, China, and Latin America. The company’s platform enables merchants to displays, manages, markets, and sells its products through various sales channels, including web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, pop-up shops, social media storefronts, native mobile apps, buy buttons, and marketplaces; and enables to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, fulfill and ship orders, new buyers and build customer relationships, source products, leverage analytics and reporting, manage cash, payments and transactions, and access financing. It also sells custom themes and apps, and registration of domain names; and merchant solutions, which include accepting payments, shipping, and securing working capital. The company was formerly known as Jaded Pixel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Shopify Inc. in November 2011. Shopify Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
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