Comparing Manhattan Associates (MANH) and Its Rivals

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) is one of 959 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Manhattan Associates to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Manhattan Associates has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates’ competitors have a beta of 1.35, indicating that their average stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Manhattan Associates and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manhattan Associates	0	2	8	0	2.80
Manhattan Associates Competitors	5835	21613	45005	1500	2.57

Manhattan Associates currently has a consensus target price of $261.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1.51%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.50%. Given Manhattan Associates’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manhattan Associates has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Manhattan Associates and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Associates	18.41%	98.67%	28.60%
Manhattan Associates Competitors	-599.26%	26.08%	-8.90%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Manhattan Associates and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manhattan Associates	$1.08 billion	$219.95 million	72.05
Manhattan Associates Competitors	$1.91 billion	$382.82 million	112.27

Manhattan Associates’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Manhattan Associates. Manhattan Associates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Manhattan Associates competitors beat Manhattan Associates on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Manhattan Associates Company Profile

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) develops software and provides services that help businesses manage supply chains, inventory and commerce operations. Its solutions support activities such as warehouse and transportation management, order fulfillment, labor management and coordination of sales across online and physical channels. The company’s product portfolio includes Manhattan Active, a cloud-native platform designed to connect supply chain and omnichannel commerce functions. Manhattan Associates serves organizations across industries including retail, manufacturing, wholesale distribution and consumer goods, with customers and operations in markets around the world.