Head to Head Comparison: Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) vs. SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC)

SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Manhattan Associates’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SS&C Technologies	13.86%	19.80%	6.98%
Manhattan Associates	20.25%	78.80%	29.95%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SS&C Technologies and Manhattan Associates, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SS&C Technologies	0	2	6	1	2.89
Manhattan Associates	0	6	7	1	2.64

SS&C Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $101.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.68%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus price target of $222.42, indicating a potential upside of 24.61%. Given Manhattan Associates’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SS&C Technologies and Manhattan Associates”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SS&C Technologies	$5.88 billion	3.65	$760.50 million	$3.37	26.10
Manhattan Associates	$1.04 billion	10.32	$218.36 million	$3.51	50.85

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Manhattan Associates. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats SS&C Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

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.