Head-To-Head Comparison: Perficient (NASDAQ:PRFT) & MicroAlgo (NASDAQ:MLGO)

Perficient (NASDAQ:PRFT – Get Rating) and MicroAlgo (NASDAQ:MLGO – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Perficient and MicroAlgo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perficient	0	3	6	0	2.67
MicroAlgo	0	0	0	0	N/A

Perficient currently has a consensus price target of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.19%. Given Perficient’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Perficient is more favorable than MicroAlgo.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.6% of Perficient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of MicroAlgo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Perficient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of MicroAlgo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Perficient has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroAlgo has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perficient and MicroAlgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perficient	11.53%	33.83%	13.49%
MicroAlgo	N/A	-2.37%	0.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Perficient and MicroAlgo’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perficient	$905.06 million	2.60	$104.39 million	$2.90	23.40
MicroAlgo	N/A	N/A	-$810,000.00	N/A	N/A

Perficient has higher revenue and earnings than MicroAlgo.

Summary

Perficient beats MicroAlgo on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perficient

(Get Rating)

Perficient, Inc. engages in the provision of digital consultancy services. Its service categories include strategy and consulting, data and intelligence, platforms and technology, customer experience and digital marketing, innovation, and product development, and optimized global delivery. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

About MicroAlgo

(Get Rating)

MicroAlgo Inc. develops and delivers central processing algorithm solutions to customers in internet advertisement, gaming, and intelligent chip industries in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Central Processing Algorithm Services, and Intelligent Chips and Services. It offers services that includes algorithm optimization, accelerating computing power without the need for hardware upgrades, data processing, and data intelligence services. The company also engages in the resale of intelligent chips and accessories; and provision of software development. MicroAlgo Inc. is based in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China. MicroAlgo Inc. is a subsidiary of WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc.