WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) and Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
WM Technology has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intchains Group has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.0% of WM Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of WM Technology 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.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| WM Technology | 1.12% | 1.51% | 1.04% |
| Intchains Group | -24.68% | -5.29% | -5.08% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares WM Technology and Intchains Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| WM Technology | $174.70 million | 0.64 | $1.96 million | $0.02 | 35.26 |
| Intchains Group | $31.58 million | 2.46 | -$7.44 million | ($0.12) | -10.67 |
WM Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Intchains Group. Intchains Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WM Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for WM Technology and Intchains Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| WM Technology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Intchains Group | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
WM Technology presently has a consensus target price of $2.61, indicating a potential upside of 270.16%. Intchains Group has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 310.16%. Given Intchains Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intchains Group is more favorable than WM Technology.
Summary
WM Technology beats Intchains Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About WM Technology
WM Technology, Inc. provides ecommerce and compliance software solutions to retailers and brands in cannabis market in the United States and internationally. The company offers Weedmaps marketplace that allows cannabis users to search for and browse cannabis products from retailers and brands, and reserve products from local retailers; and education and learning information to help newer consumers learn about the types of products to purchase. It also provides monthly subscription-based business software solutions, including WM Listings, WM Orders, WM Store, WM Connectors, and WM Insights as well as other add-on products, such as WM Ads, WM AdSuite, WM Customer Relationship Management, WM Dispatch, and WM Screens. WM Technology, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About Intchains Group
Intchains Group Limited designs and sells application-specific integrated circuit chips for blockchain applications in the People's Republic of China. The company also offers ancillary software, hardware, and other products. It serves distributors. Intchains Group Limited was founded in 2017 and is based in Pudong, China.
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