Waitr (NASDAQ:WTRH – Get Rating) and Maximus (NYSE:MMS – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Waitr and Maximus, as reported by MarketBeat.
Get Waitr alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Waitr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Maximus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Waitr currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,079.94%. Given Waitr's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Waitr is more favorable than Maximus.
Risk and Volatility
Waitr has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.Profitability
This table compares Waitr and Maximus' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Waitr | -57.15% | -28.55% | -12.80% |
| Maximus | 4.10% | 16.59% | 6.13% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
26.3% of Waitr shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Maximus shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Waitr shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Maximus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Waitr and Maximus' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Waitr | $182.19 million | 0.18 | -$5.23 million | ($0.54) | -0.31 |
| Maximus | $4.25 billion | 0.85 | $291.20 million | $2.99 | 19.64 |
Maximus has higher revenue and earnings than Waitr. Waitr is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maximus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Maximus beats Waitr on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Waitr
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Waitr Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online ordering technology platform in the United States. Its Waitr, Bite Squad, and Delivery Dudes mobile applications provide delivery, carryout, dine-in options, connecting restaurants, drivers, and diners. As of December 31, 2021, the company had approximately 26,000 restaurants on the platforms. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.
About Maximus
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Maximus, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services programs. It operates through three segments: U.S. Services, U.S. Federal Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Services segment offers various BPS solutions, such as program administration, appeals and assessments, and related consulting works for U.S. state and local government programs, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, child support programs, Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews, and Independent Developmental Disability assessments. This segment also provides program eligibility support and enrollment; centralized multilingual customer contact centers, multichannel, and digital self-service options for enrollment; application assistance and independent health plan choice counseling; beneficiary outreach, education, eligibility, enrollment, and redeterminations; person-centered independent disability, long-term sick, and other health assessments; and specialized consulting services. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers centralized citizen engagement centers and support services; document and record management; case management, citizen support, and consumer education; independent medical reviews and worker's compensation benefit appeals; Medicare and Medicaid appeals; and federal marketplace eligibility appeals. This segment also provides modernization of systems and information technology infrastructure; infrastructure operations and support services; software development, operations, and management services; and data analytics services. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS solutions for governments and commercial clients outside the United States, including health and disability assessments, program administration for employment services, and other job seeker-related services. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.
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