Analyzing CS Disco (NYSE:LAW) and Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC)

CS Disco (NYSE:LAW) and Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CS Disco and Maquia Capital Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CS Disco	1	2	1	0	2.00
Maquia Capital Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

CS Disco currently has a consensus target price of $6.63, indicating a potential upside of 10.23%. Given CS Disco’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CS Disco is more favorable than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CS Disco and Maquia Capital Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CS Disco	$138.09 million	2.61	-$42.15 million	($0.60)	-10.02
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$960,000.00	N/A	N/A

Maquia Capital Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CS Disco.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.1% of CS Disco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of CS Disco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 79.6% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CS Disco and Maquia Capital Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CS Disco	-25.36%	-19.20%	-16.70%
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	-10.66%	10.86%

About CS Disco

CS Disco, Inc. provides cloud-native and artificial intelligence-powered legal solutions for legal hold, legal request, ediscovery, legal document review, and case management in the United States and internationally. It offers DISCO Request, a solution that automates response compliance for legal requests; and DISCO Ediscovery, a solution that automates the ediscovery process and saves legal departments from manual tasks associated with collecting, processing, enriching, searching, reviewing, analyzing, producing, and using enterprise data that is at issue in legal matters. The company also provides DISCO Hold, a solution that automates manual work to preserve data, notify custodians, track holds with a defensible audit trail, and collect data when ready; DISCO Review, an AI-powered document review solution that delivers legal document reviews; and DISCO Case Builder, a solution that allows legal professionals to collaborate with teams to build a compelling case by offering a single place to search, organize, and review witness testimony and other legal data. The company's solutions are used in various legal matters comprising litigation, investigation, compliance, and diligence. It serves enterprises, law firms, legal services providers, and governments. CS Disco, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Maquia Capital Acquisition

Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus its search on technology-focused middle market and emerging growth companies in North America. Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Miami, Florida.