FalconStor Software (OTCMKTS:FALCD) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.2% of FalconStor Software shares are held by institutional investors. 61.5% of FalconStor Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for FalconStor Software and Manhattan Associates, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FalconStor Software | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Manhattan Associates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Manhattan Associates has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.27%. Given Manhattan Associates’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than FalconStor Software.
Volatility & Risk
FalconStor Software has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares FalconStor Software and Manhattan Associates’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FalconStor Software | -9.85% | -0.46% | -2.07% |
| Manhattan Associates | 15.58% | 63.78% | 26.92% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares FalconStor Software and Manhattan Associates’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FalconStor Software | $17.84 million | 2.99 | -$910,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Manhattan Associates | $559.16 million | 8.79 | $104.69 million | $1.58 | 48.66 |
Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than FalconStor Software.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats FalconStor Software on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
FalconStor Software Company Profile
FalconStor Software, Inc., a storage software company, develops, manufactures, and sells data migration, business continuity, disaster recovery, optimized backup, de-duplication solutions, and other related maintenance, implementation, and engineering services worldwide. It offers FalconStor Data Mastery Platform, a software-defined platform that provides migration, continuity, protection/recovery, and optimization for storage environment through a single management interface; FalconStor network storage server for migration, storage virtualization, provisioning, and management; and FalconStor continuous data protector for bootable snapshots, zero-impact backup, and local and remote disaster recovery. The company also provides FalconStor optimized backup and deduplication solution for optimized backup, archive to tape, block and file based deduplication, and storage capacity optimization. In addition, it offers maintenance, implementation, and engineering services. The company sells its products through authorized partners, value-added resellers, solution providers, system integrators, direct market resellers, distributors, managed service providers, cloud service providers, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as directly to customers. FalconStor Software, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Manhattan Associates Company Profile
Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations for retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, logistics providers, and other organizations. The company offers Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solutions that provide trading partner management, yard management, optimization, warehouse management, and transportation execution services; and Manhattan Active, a set of enterprise and store omni-channel solutions. It also provides inventory optimization and planning solutions; maintenance services comprising customer support services and software enhancements; professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services; and training and change management services. In addition, the company resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. It offers products through direct sales personnel, as well as through partnership agreements with various organizations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
