MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) versus Pathfinder Acquisition (NASDAQ:PFDR) Head to Head Analysis

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) and Pathfinder Acquisition (NASDAQ:PFDR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MongoDB and Pathfinder Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MongoDB	$1.68 billion	11.59	-$176.60 million	($2.74)	-95.57
Pathfinder Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$7.97 million	N/A	N/A

Pathfinder Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MongoDB.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for MongoDB and Pathfinder Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	2	4	23	2	2.81
Pathfinder Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

MongoDB presently has a consensus target price of $361.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.86%. Given MongoDB’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MongoDB is more favorable than Pathfinder Acquisition.

Risk and Volatility

MongoDB has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathfinder Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Pathfinder Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of MongoDB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Pathfinder Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares MongoDB and Pathfinder Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MongoDB	-10.46%	-12.22%	-5.19%
Pathfinder Acquisition	N/A	-102.69%	4.33%

Summary

MongoDB beats Pathfinder Acquisition on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MongoDB

MongoDB, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides general purpose database platform worldwide. The company provides MongoDB Atlas, a hosted multi-cloud database-as-a-service solution; MongoDB Enterprise Advanced, a commercial database server for enterprise customers to run in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment; and Community Server, a free-to-download version of its database, which includes the functionality that developers need to get started with MongoDB. It offers professional services comprising consulting and training. The company was formerly known as 10gen, Inc. and changed its name to MongoDB, Inc. in August 2013. MongoDB, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Pathfinder Acquisition

Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the technology or technology-enabled sectors. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California.