Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and Celerity Solutions (OTCMKTS:CLTY) Head to Head Analysis

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and Celerity Solutions (OTCMKTS:CLTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Manhattan Associates and Celerity Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manhattan Associates	0	5	8	0	2.62
Celerity Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Manhattan Associates currently has a consensus target price of $220.36, indicating a potential upside of 65.07%. Given Manhattan Associates’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than Celerity Solutions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Celerity Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Manhattan Associates and Celerity Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Associates	20.34%	75.61%	28.35%
Celerity Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celerity Solutions has a beta of 7.52, suggesting that its share price is 652% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Manhattan Associates and Celerity Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manhattan Associates	$1.08 billion	7.39	$219.95 million	$3.60	37.08
Celerity Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Celerity Solutions.

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats Celerity Solutions on 8 of the 10 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 Celerity Solutions

Celerity Solutions, Inc. provides enterprise applications solutions. The company offers its applications in various areas, such as finance, human capital management, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, sales operations efficiency, supply chain, utilities, and Web retail. Celerity Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Redwood City, California.