Contrasting Teradata (NYSE:TDC) and Procore Technologies (NYSE:PCOR)

Procore Technologies (NYSE:PCOR) and Teradata (NYSE:TDC) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

81.1% of Procore Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Teradata shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Procore Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Teradata shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Procore Technologies and Teradata, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Procore Technologies	1	2	15	1	2.84
Teradata	1	6	3	0	2.20

Procore Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.74%. Teradata has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.79%. Given Procore Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Procore Technologies is more favorable than Teradata.

Profitability

This table compares Procore Technologies and Teradata’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Procore Technologies	-2.73%	0.71%	0.41%
Teradata	27.08%	47.25%	10.29%

Volatility & Risk

Procore Technologies has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradata has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Procore Technologies and Teradata”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Procore Technologies	$1.32 billion	6.98	-$100.78 million	($0.26)	-233.80
Teradata	$1.66 billion	1.81	$130.00 million	$4.75	6.83

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

Summary

Teradata beats Procore Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Procore Technologies

Procore Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of a cloud-based construction management platform and related software products in the United States and internationally. The company’s platform enables owners, general and specialty contractors, architects, and engineers to collaborate on construction projects. It offers Preconstruction that facilitates collaboration between internal and external stakeholders during the planning, budgeting, estimating, bidding, and partner selection phase of a construction project; and Project Execution, which enables real-time collaboration, information storage, design, BIM model clash detection, and regulation compliance for teams on the jobsite and in the back office. The company also provides Workforce Management, that helps contractors to schedule, track, and forecast labor productivity, enhance time management, communication with workforces, and manage profitability on construction projects; Financial Management, which provides customers with visibility into the financial health of their individual construction projects and portfolios, as well as facilitates untethered access to financial data, linking the field, and the office in real-time; and Construction Intelligence, that allows customers to capture, manage, and learn from data for project and portfolio reporting, analytics, and artificial intelligence-guided workflows, as well as to monitor projects and drive informed decision-making for business needs. It serves owners, general contractors, and specialty contractors operating in the commercial, residential, industrial, and infrastructure segments of the construction industry. The company allow users to access its products on computers, smartphones, and tablets through any web browser or from its mobile application available for iOS and Android platforms through its direct sales team. Procore Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Carpinteria, California.

About Teradata

Teradata Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a connected multi-cloud data platform for enterprise analytics. The company offers Teradata Vantage, an open and connected platform designed to leverage data across an enterprise. Its business consulting services include support services for organizations to establish a data and analytic vision, enable a multi-cloud ecosystem architecture, and identify and operationalize analytical opportunities, as well as to ensure the analytical infrastructure delivers value. The company offers support and maintenance services. It serves clients in financial services, government, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and travel/transportation sectors through a direct sales force in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. Teradata Corporation was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.