Financial Contrast: Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLY) vs. Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC)

Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC) and Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and Leafly’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%
Leafly	-14.65%	N/A	-25.26%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Maquia Capital Acquisition and Leafly, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maquia Capital Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Leafly	0	0	1	0	3.00

Leafly has a consensus price target of $9.18, suggesting a potential upside of 4,731.58%. Given Leafly’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Leafly is more favorable than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Risk and Volatility

Maquia Capital Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leafly has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Leafly shares are held by institutional investors. 92.7% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Leafly shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and Leafly”s gross 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	N/A	N/A
Leafly	$35.87 million	0.02	-$9.50 million	($2.32)	-0.08

Maquia Capital Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leafly.

Summary

Leafly beats Maquia Capital Acquisition on 7 of the 11 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 Leafly

Leafly Holdings, Inc. owns and operates a platform to provide consumers with cannabis information and connects consumers to cannabis brands and licensed retailers. The company offers subscription-based marketplace listings, digital advertising solutions, and software as a service-based tools to cannabis retailers; and information, reviews, menus, and ordering and delivery options to its audience through its website and mobile applications. Leafly Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.