Comparing AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) and Workiva (NYSE:WK)

AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) and Workiva (NYSE:WK) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for AvePoint and Workiva, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvePoint	0	2	3	0	2.60
Workiva	0	0	9	0	3.00

AvePoint currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. Workiva has a consensus target price of $120.25, suggesting a potential upside of 48.41%. Given Workiva’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Workiva is more favorable than AvePoint.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.5% of AvePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Workiva shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.2% of AvePoint shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Workiva shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

AvePoint has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workiva has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares AvePoint and Workiva’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvePoint	-2.36%	-3.16%	-1.55%
Workiva	-7.15%	N/A	-3.58%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AvePoint and Workiva”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvePoint	$330.48 million	9.03	-$21.50 million	($0.16)	-92.38
Workiva	$738.68 million	6.16	-$127.53 million	($1.00)	-81.03

AvePoint has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Workiva. AvePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workiva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About AvePoint

AvePoint, Inc. provides cloud-native data management software platform in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. It also offers software-as-a-service solutions and productivity applications. The company offers modularity and cloud services architecture to address critical challenges and the management of data to organizations that leverage third-party cloud vendors, including Microsoft, Salesforce, Google, AWS, Box, DropBox, and others; license and support; and maintenance services. AvePoint, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.

About Workiva

Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and allows customers to connect data from multiple enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.