SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI – Get Free Report) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SoundThinking and Manhattan Associates”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SoundThinking | $104.13 million | 1.04 | -$9.42 million | ($1.29) | -6.46 |
| Manhattan Associates | $1.08 billion | 13.98 | $219.95 million | $3.57 | 72.94 |
Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than SoundThinking. SoundThinking is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares SoundThinking and Manhattan Associates’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SoundThinking | -16.92% | -23.77% | -12.90% |
| Manhattan Associates | 18.41% | 98.67% | 28.60% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
60.7% of SoundThinking shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of SoundThinking shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
SoundThinking has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for SoundThinking and Manhattan Associates, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SoundThinking | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 |
| Manhattan Associates | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.80 |
SoundThinking presently has a consensus price target of $9.79, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus price target of $261.11, indicating a potential upside of 0.27%. Given SoundThinking’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SoundThinking is more favorable than Manhattan Associates.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats SoundThinking on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SoundThinking
SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations. It offers Warehouse Management Solution for managing goods and information across the distribution centers; Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a cloud native and version less application for the associate; and Transportation Management Solution for helping shippers navigate their way through the demands and meet customer service expectations at the lowest possible freight costs; Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solution; and Manhattan Active Omni, which offers order management, store inventory and fulfillment, POS, and customer engagement tools for enterprises and stores. The company also provides inventory optimization and allocation solutions; technology platform including Manhattan Active Platform solutions, a cloud-native product designed to provide version-less product access; maintenance services, which offers on-premises software licensees with software upgrades for additional or improved functionality and technological advances; and professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services. In addition, it provides training and change management services; and resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. The company offers products through direct sales personnel and partnership agreements with various organizations. It serves retail, consumer goods, food and grocery, logistics service providers, industrial and wholesale, high technology and electronics, life sciences, and government industries. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Manhattan Associates, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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