MDWerks (OTCMKTS:MDWK – Get Free Report) and Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for MDWerks and Jumia Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MDWerks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jumia Technologies | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Jumia Technologies has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.99%. Given Jumia Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jumia Technologies is more favorable than MDWerks.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MDWerks | $2.36 million | 15.87 | -$1.62 million | ($0.03) | -5.33 |
| Jumia Technologies | $167.49 million | 8.34 | -$99.09 million | N/A | N/A |
MDWerks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jumia Technologies.
Volatility and Risk
MDWerks has a beta of 17.27, suggesting that its stock price is 1,627% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jumia Technologies has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares MDWerks and Jumia Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MDWerks | -179.07% | -308.26% | -88.71% |
| Jumia Technologies | -40.86% | -116.72% | -42.14% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
16.5% of Jumia Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Jumia Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Jumia Technologies beats MDWerks on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MDWerks
MDWerks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides energy waving technologies in the United States. The company offers green and radio wave technologies. It also produces and sells alcoholic beverages, including whiskey and vodka. In addition, the company develops radio frequency applications. It serves structural engineering, food and beverage, alcoholic beverages, manufacturing, and adhesives industries. MDWerks, Inc. is based in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
About Jumia Technologies
Jumia Technologies AG operates an e-commerce platform in West Africa, North Africa, East and South Africa, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. The company’s platform consists of marketplace that connects sellers with customers; logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers; and payment service, which facilitates transactions to participants active on the company’s platform in selected markets under the JumiaPay name. Its marketplace offers various products in a range of categories, including phones, electronics, home and living, fashion, beauty, and fast-moving consumer goods; and various digital lifestyle services, such as utility bills payment, airtime recharge, gaming and entertainment, and transport ticketing, as well as financial services comprising micro-loans, insurance, and savings products. The company was formerly known as Africa Internet Holding GmbH and changed its name to Jumia Technologies AG in January 2019. Jumia Technologies AG was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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