Contrasting Commerce.com (CMRC) and Its Rivals
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemCommerce.com (NASDAQ:CMRC – Get Free Report) is one of 43 publicly-traded companies in the “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Commerce.com to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Commerce.com and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Commerce.com | -3.93% | -6.66% | -0.82% |
| Commerce.com Competitors | -53.73% | -1,002.64% | -68.20% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
79.2% of Commerce.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Commerce.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Commerce.com has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce.com’s rivals have a beta of 0.77, meaning that their average stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Commerce.com and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Commerce.com | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Commerce.com Competitors | 84 | 183 | 204 | 9 | 2.29 |
Commerce.com presently has a consensus price target of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 104.43%. As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 78.73%. Given Commerce.com’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Commerce.com is more favorable than its rivals.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Commerce.com and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Commerce.com | $332.93 million | -$27.03 million | -25.38 |
| Commerce.com Competitors | $257.94 million | -$40.93 million | -8.14 |
Commerce.com has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Commerce.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Commerce.com beats its rivals on 8 of the 12 factors compared.
About Commerce.com
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. operates a software-as-a-service platform for small businesses, mid-markets, and large enterprises in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company’s platform provides various services for launching and scaling e-commerce operation, including store design, catalog management, hosting, checkout, order management, reporting, and pre-integrations. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 60,000 online stores across industries. BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.