Head to Head Review: Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) versus Quadient (OTCMKTS:NPACY)
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyQuadient (OTCMKTS:NPACY – 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 risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Quadient 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 | |
| Quadient | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Manhattan Associates | $1.08 billion | 10.36 | $219.95 million | $3.49 | 55.04 |
Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Quadient.
Profitability
This table compares Quadient and Manhattan Associates’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quadient | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Manhattan Associates | 18.67% | 86.72% | 28.08% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Quadient and Manhattan Associates, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quadient | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Manhattan Associates | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
Manhattan Associates has a consensus target price of $209.20, suggesting a potential upside of 8.91%. Given Manhattan Associates’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than Quadient.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Quadient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats Quadient on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quadient
Quadient S.A. provides intelligent communication automation, mail-related, and parcel locker solutions for customers through digital and physical channels in North America, France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and internationally. It provides Quadient Inspire, a software solution that facilitates the creation and management of transactional and marketing communication documents, as well as manages omnichannel delivery for the communications; Quadient Impress, a cloud-based software that facilitates outbound document automation; YayPay, account receivable process automation solutions; and Beanworks, an accounts payable automation software solution. The company also offers Quadient Inspire Flex, which enables organizations to create and deliver personalized, compliant customer communications across various channels from one centralized platform; Quadient DigitalBOOST, a suite of pre-packaged solutions that digitalizes customer processes and contracts; and Quadient Inspire Journey, a cloud-based journey mapping solution that integrates customer journey mapping, data, and communications technologies. In addition, it supplies software, equipment, and services for managing incoming and outgoing mails; and provides hardware and software platform that facilitates invoicing and customer communications, multi-channel mail processing, last-mile parcel delivery, and the consolidation of their return. Further, the company operates a pick-up, drop-off solution that offers businesses and people who need to manage their deliveries and returns. It serves financial services, healthcare, higher education, insurance, and retail industries, as well as service providers industries. The company was formerly known as Neopost S.A. and changed its name to Quadient S.A. in September 2019. Quadient S.A. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Bagneux, France.
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.