Comparing Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) & Speed Commerce (OTCMKTS:SPDC)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Speed Commerce (OTCMKTS:SPDC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Grab and Speed Commerce, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	0	1	4	1	3.00
Speed Commerce	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grab currently has a consensus target price of $6.67, suggesting a potential upside of 58.35%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Speed Commerce.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Speed Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grab and Speed Commerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grab	7.92%	4.09%	2.42%
Speed Commerce	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grab and Speed Commerce”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$3.37 billion	5.12	$268.00 million	$0.03	140.33
Speed Commerce	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Grab has higher revenue and earnings than Speed Commerce.

Summary

Grab beats Speed Commerce on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grab

Grab Holdings Limited engages in the provision of superapps in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company offers its Grab ecosystem, a single platform with superapps for driver- and merchant-partners and consumers, that allows access to mobility, delivery, digital financial services, and enterprise sector offerings. Grab Holdings Limited is headquartered in Singapore.

About Speed Commerce

Speed Commerce, Inc. provides e-commerce and fulfillment services to retailers and manufacturers in the United States and Canada. It offers Web platform development and hosting, order management, fulfillment, logistics, and contact center services, which provide customers with transaction-based services and information management tools. The company was formerly known as Navarre Corporation and changed its name to Speed Commerce, Inc. in September 2013. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.