Reviewing Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) and Onestream (NASDAQ:OS)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.6% of Marqeta shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Marqeta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Onestream and Marqeta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onestream	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marqeta	2.86%	1.20%	0.92%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Onestream and Marqeta, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onestream	0	2	17	1	2.95
Marqeta	0	11	3	0	2.21

Onestream presently has a consensus price target of $34.68, indicating a potential upside of 49.37%. Marqeta has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.32%. Given Onestream’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Onestream is more favorable than Marqeta.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Onestream and Marqeta”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Onestream	$489.41 million	11.32	-$216.20 million	N/A	N/A
Marqeta	$507.00 million	4.27	-$222.96 million	$0.05	85.80

Onestream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marqeta.

About Onestream

OneStream, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based enterprise finance platform. The firm offers Digital Finance Cloud, an AI-enabled and extensible software platform that unifies core financial functions and operational data and processes. Its platform focuses on forming a comprehensive, dynamic, and predictive view of the entire enterprise, providing corporate leaders with the control, visibility, and agility required to proactively adjust business strategy and day-to-day execution. The company was founded by Craig Colby and Thomas Shea on October 15, 2021 and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.

About Marqeta

Marqeta, Inc. operates a cloud-based open application programming interface platform that delivers card issuing and transaction processing services. It offers its solutions in various verticals, including financial services, on-demand services, expense management, and e-commerce enablement, as well as buy now, pay later. Marqeta, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.