Comparing Commerce.com (CMRC) and Its Rivals
by Scott Moore · 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 companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Commerce.com and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Commerce.com | $339.86 million | -$27.03 million | -25.75 |
| Commerce.com Competitors | $274.28 million | -$40.93 million | -5.97 |
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.
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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of Commerce.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of shares of all “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations 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 currently has a consensus target price of $8.30, suggesting a potential upside of 101.46%. As a group, “Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing” companies have a potential upside of 73.82%. Given Commerce.com’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Commerce.com is more favorable than its rivals.
Volatility and Risk
Commerce.com has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce.com’s rivals have a beta of 0.77, suggesting that their average share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Commerce.com beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 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.