Financial Comparison: Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) and Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and Semrush”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Semrush	$428.63 million	4.15	$950,000.00	($0.02)	-595.75

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Semrush shares are owned by institutional investors. 92.7% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.6% of Semrush shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Maquia Capital Acquisition and Semrush, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maquia Capital Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Semrush	0	5	0	0	2.00

Semrush has a consensus target price of $10.80, indicating a potential downside of 9.36%. Given Semrush’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Semrush is more favorable than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Risk and Volatility

Maquia Capital Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semrush has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and Semrush’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%
Semrush	3.29%	4.93%	3.29%

Summary

Semrush beats Maquia Capital Acquisition on 10 of the 12 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 Semrush

Semrush Holdings, Inc. develops an online visibility management software-as-a-service platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company enables companies to identify and reach the right audience for their content through the right channels. Its platform enables the company's customers to understand trends and act upon insights to enhance the online visibility, and drive traffic to their websites and social media pages, as well as online listings, distribute targeted content to their customers, and measure the digital marketing campaigns. The company serves small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and marketing agencies, including consumer internet, digital media, education, financial services, healthcare, retail, software, telecommunications, and others. Semrush Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.