Comparing Onestream (NASDAQ:OS) & Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ)

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) and Onestream (NASDAQ:OS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Marqeta and Onestream”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marqeta	$507.00 million	4.27	-$222.96 million	$0.05	85.80
Onestream	$489.41 million	11.32	-$216.20 million	N/A	N/A

Onestream has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marqeta.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Marqeta and Onestream, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marqeta	0	11	3	0	2.21
Onestream	0	2	17	1	2.95

Marqeta currently has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.32%. Onestream has a consensus price target of $34.68, indicating a potential upside of 49.37%. Given Onestream’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Onestream is more favorable than Marqeta.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.6% of Marqeta shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of Marqeta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Marqeta and Onestream’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marqeta	2.86%	1.20%	0.92%
Onestream	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Marqeta

Marqeta, Inc. operates a cloud-based open application programming interface platform that delivers card issuing and transaction processing services. It offers its solutions in various verticals, including financial services, on-demand services, expense management, and e-commerce enablement, as well as buy now, pay later. Marqeta, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

About Onestream

OneStream, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based enterprise finance platform. The firm offers Digital Finance Cloud, an AI-enabled and extensible software platform that unifies core financial functions and operational data and processes. Its platform focuses on forming a comprehensive, dynamic, and predictive view of the entire enterprise, providing corporate leaders with the control, visibility, and agility required to proactively adjust business strategy and day-to-day execution. The company was founded by Craig Colby and Thomas Shea on October 15, 2021 and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.