G vs. JKHY, WEX, MMS, EEFT, EXLS, WU, PAY, CSGS, EVRI, and CASS
Should you be buying Genpact stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genpact include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), WEX (WEX), Maximus (MMS), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), ExlService (EXLS), Western Union (WU), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Everi (EVRI), and Cass Information Systems (CASS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Genpact (NYSE:G) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.
Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Jack Henry & Associates' net margin of 14.21%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 22.71% beat Genpact's return on equity.
Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genpact has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Genpact shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Genpact 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.
In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 2 more articles in the media than Genpact. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 6 mentions for Genpact. Genpact's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 0.82 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Jack Henry & Associates presently has a consensus target price of $174.42, indicating a potential upside of 5.68%. Genpact has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.03%. Given Jack Henry & Associates' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genpact is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.
Genpact has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Genpact is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Genpact received 192 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.30% of users gave Genpact an outperform vote while only 54.00% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.
Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Genpact pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genpact pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Jack Henry & Associates has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Genpact is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Jack Henry & Associates beats Genpact on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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