Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH – Get Rating) and MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Volatility & Risk
Porch Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MongoDB has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares Porch Group and MongoDB's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Porch Group | $192.43 million | 1.06 | -$106.61 million | ($1.46) | -1.39 |
| MongoDB | $873.78 million | 11.62 | -$306.87 million | ($5.36) | -27.57 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Porch Group and MongoDB, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Porch Group | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.91 |
| MongoDB | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2.85 |
Porch Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.10, suggesting a potential upside of 496.26%. MongoDB has a consensus target price of $334.63, suggesting a potential upside of 126.48%. Given Porch Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Porch Group is more favorable than MongoDB.
Profitability
This table compares Porch Group and MongoDB's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Porch Group | -54.23% | -56.54% | -9.88% |
| MongoDB | -33.43% | -52.05% | -14.35% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.9% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Porch Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of MongoDB shares are held 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.
About Porch Group
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Porch Group, Inc. operates a software platform in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Vertical Software and Insurance. The Vertical Software segment provides software and services to home services companies and gives early access to homebuyers and homeowners. It offers services to home services companies, such as home inspectors, consumers, such as homebuyers and homeowners, service providers, such as moving, insurance, warranty, and security companies, and TV/Internet providers. This segment operates through Floify, HireAHelper, ISN, iRoofing, Palm-Tech, Porch.com, Rynoh, and V12 brands. The Insurance segment offers property related insurance policies through our own risk-bearing carrier and independent agency as well as risk-bearing home warranty company. This segment operates though American Home Protect, Elite Insurance Group, and Homeowners of America brands. In addition, the company provides property and casualty, home, auto, flood, and umbrella insurance products; and contractor services. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About MongoDB
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MongoDB, Inc. provides general purpose database platform worldwide. The company offers MongoDB Enterprise Advanced, a commercial database server for enterprise customers to run in the cloud, on-premise, or in a hybrid environment; MongoDB Atlas, a hosted multi-cloud database-as-a-service solution; and Community Server, a free-to-download version of its database, which includes the functionality that developers need to get started with MongoDB. It also provides 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.
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