MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) vs. Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLY) Head-To-Head Contrast

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) and Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

MongoDB has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leafly has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares MongoDB and Leafly’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MongoDB	-10.46%	-12.22%	-5.19%
Leafly	-14.65%	N/A	-25.26%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MongoDB and Leafly”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MongoDB	$1.92 billion	10.22	-$176.60 million	($2.74)	-96.75
Leafly	$35.87 million	0.11	-$9.50 million	($2.32)	-0.56

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Leafly shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of MongoDB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Leafly shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for MongoDB and Leafly, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	2	5	21	1	2.72
Leafly	0	0	2	0	3.00

MongoDB currently has a consensus price target of $365.07, suggesting a potential upside of 37.71%. Leafly has a consensus price target of $7.59, suggesting a potential upside of 488.37%. Given Leafly’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Leafly is more favorable than MongoDB.

Summary

MongoDB beats Leafly on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MongoDB

MongoDB, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides general purpose database platform worldwide. The company provides MongoDB Atlas, a hosted multi-cloud database-as-a-service solution; MongoDB Enterprise Advanced, a commercial database server for enterprise customers to run in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment; and Community Server, a free-to-download version of its database, which includes the functionality that developers need to get started with MongoDB. It offers professional services comprising consulting and training. The company was formerly known as 10gen, Inc. and changed its name to MongoDB, Inc. in August 2013. MongoDB, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Leafly

Leafly Holdings, Inc. owns and operates a platform to provide consumers with cannabis information and connects consumers to cannabis brands and licensed retailers. The company offers subscription-based marketplace listings, digital advertising solutions, and software as a service-based tools to cannabis retailers; and information, reviews, menus, and ordering and delivery options to its audience through its website and mobile applications. Leafly Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.