Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) & Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF) Head to Head Comparison

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Manhattan Associates and Triple P’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Associates	20.25%	78.80%	29.95%
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Manhattan Associates and Triple P, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manhattan Associates	0	6	7	1	2.64
Triple P	0	0	0	0	0.00

Manhattan Associates currently has a consensus price target of $222.42, suggesting a potential upside of 26.34%. Given Manhattan Associates’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than Triple P.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Triple P shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Manhattan Associates and Triple P”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manhattan Associates	$1.07 billion	9.94	$218.36 million	$3.51	50.16
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Triple P.

Risk & Volatility

Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple P has a beta of 5.17, suggesting that its stock price is 417% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats Triple P on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Triple P

Triple P. N.V. provides information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions. Its services include ICT security, cloud, managed services, managed IP telephony, professional services, business continuity, unified communications, and cloud migration. The company serves care, education, government, and commercial services sectors. Triple P. N.V. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.