TACT vs BKNG vs AZ Stock Comparison

Transact Technologies, Booking Holdings and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.55 +14.0% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$150.14 -8.4% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$113.33B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 6, Transact Technologies 2, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACTBKNGAZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.90M $113.33B $229.14M BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -142.2x 15.7x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +12.9% +153.0% AZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 25.5% -236.1% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 75.5% — BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -82.3x 0.3x 0.3x TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% -28.6% -15.6% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.6%/yr +9.1%/yr -20.2%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 38.0% 73.1% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 32/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

TACTBKNGAZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTACTBKNGAZ
Valuation 83 #16 of 89 66 #57 of 167 3 #86 of 89
Growth 29 #58 of 81 38 #95 of 153 21 #64 of 81
Profitability 51 #38 of 76 99 #2 of 153 4 #73 of 76
Financial Health 80 #20 of 94 41 #106 of 179 94 #7 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 61 #37 of 94 36 #33 of 51
Overall 61 61 32
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • AZ ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTACTBKNGAZSPY
1 month +14.0%-8.4%+15.0% -0.2%
3 months +13.0%-24.7%+6.3% +3.9%
6 months +67.2%-13.4%-13.0% +8.2%
Year to date +38.7%-29.9%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year +18.1%-28.6%-15.6% +12.3%
3 years -7.7%+36.7%+67.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+11.0%+18.7% +23.3%
5 years -62.0%+54.5%-67.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.6%+9.1%-20.2% +10.9%
10 years -20.7%+156.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.3%+9.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTACTBKNGAZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%38.0%73.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%38.1%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.842.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.75-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.0%-39.5%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-31.7%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $5.84$219.68$8.60 $779.14
52-week low $3.21$150.14$5.12 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTACTBKNGAZ
P/E now vs peer median -142.8xmedian 40.1x 16.0xmedian 17.3x -6.8xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 4.0xmedian 1.4x 19.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 205.6xmedian 18.5x 11.7xmedian 14.2x -7.0xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 20.1x 11.8xmedian 11.5x -7.9xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x -10.5xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.15median 1.73 -0.28median 0.40 -0.32median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTACTBKNGAZ
Revenue $52.99M $28.24B $14.42M
Gross profit $26.26M – $2.90M
Operating income -$425.00K $9.28B -$38.70M
Net income -$400.00K $7.21B -$34.76M
Free cash flow $5.23M $9.54B -$34.81M
R&D $5.95M – $11.64M
EPS (diluted) $-0.04 $9.36 $-0.92
Cash & equivalents $19.39M $17.21B $14.78M
Total debt $3.00M $20.18B $2.22M
Shares (diluted) 10.29M 770.00M 36.96M
Enterprise value -$21.80M $46.38B $137.97M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAZ
P/E -142.8x 16.0x -6.8x
P/FCF 11.0x 11.8x -7.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 11.4x -7.9x
P/S 1.1x 4.0x 19.1x
P/B 1.8x -10.5x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -9.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 205.6x 11.7x -7.0x
EV/EBIT -96.3x 12.5x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.1x 18.2x
EV/FCF 7.8x 12.1x -7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 11.7x -7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.15 -0.28 -0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 12.9% 153.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 13.4% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.3% 12.9% -95.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 15.3% -25.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 95.4% 49.8% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 17.4% -13.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.5% -93.7% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -57.3% 21.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 2.9% -154.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 13.2% -58.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 3.2% -148.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 13.9% -54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAZ
Gross margin 49.6% – 20.1%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 34.9% -260.5%
Operating margin -0.8% 32.9% -268.5%
Pretax margin -0.5% 32.9% -259.7%
Net margin -0.8% 25.5% -236.1%
FCF margin 9.9% 33.8% -241.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 34.9% -242.8%
Return on equity -1.2% – -51.4%
Return on assets -0.8% 25.1% -46.0%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 75.5% –
Return on capital employed -1.2% 121.7% -57.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.6x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 2.1% 117.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAZ
Debt / assets 5.9% 68.0% 3.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x -1.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -82.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.1x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 36.0% 136.3% 12.6%
Equity / assets 64.0% -36.3% 87.4%
Interest coverage -1.3x 8.4x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.1x 7.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 2.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.59 5.77 14.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAZ
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 9.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 10.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTACTBKNGAZ
Forward P/E – 13.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $-0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.30MFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $36.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +363.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +11.4% +215.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACTBKNGAZ
Held by institutions 38.0% 92.9% 52.6%
Institutions holding 37 1,916 49
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% -9.6% +17.1%
Institutions buying 13 892 25
Institutions selling 8 828 13
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.08 1.92

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TACTBKNGAZ
TACT 1.00 0.00 0.03
BKNG 0.00 1.00 0.13
AZ 0.03 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TACT, BKNG and AZ?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.90M, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $113.33B, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) $229.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) +153.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -236.1%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Transact Technologies (TACT) +18.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -28.6%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -15.6%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.6%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.1%/yr, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) -20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) 73.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TACT, BKNG and AZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.