Head to Head Contrast: Commerce.com (CMRC) and Its Rivals

Commerce.com (NASDAQ:CMRC) is one of 48 public companies in the “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Commerce.com to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Commerce.com has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce.com’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Commerce.com and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commerce.com	$332.93 million	-$27.03 million	-19.38
Commerce.com Competitors	$222.38 million	-$52.83 million	-6.40

Commerce.com has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Commerce.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Commerce.com and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commerce.com	-3.93%	-6.66%	-0.82%
Commerce.com Competitors	-51.08%	-912.69%	-63.05%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.2% of Commerce.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Commerce.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Commerce.com and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commerce.com	3	2	2	0	1.86
Commerce.com Competitors	96	197	217	12	2.28

Commerce.com presently has a consensus price target of $7.30, suggesting a potential upside of 135.48%. As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 76.70%. Given Commerce.com’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Commerce.com is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Commerce.com beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Commerce.com

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. operates a software-as-a-service platform for small businesses, mid-markets, and large enterprises in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company’s platform provides various services for launching and scaling e-commerce operation, including store design, catalog management, hosting, checkout, order management, reporting, and pre-integrations. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 60,000 online stores across industries. BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.