W.A.G payment solutions (WPS) Competitors

Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) and W.A.G payment solutions (LON:WPS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications received 599 more outperform votes than W.A.G payment solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave W.A.G payment solutions an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Spirent Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spirent Communications	Outperform Votes 602 59.31%	Underperform Votes 413 40.69%
W.A.G payment solutions	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is SPT or WPS more profitable?

Spirent Communications has a net margin of 2.97% compared to W.A.G payment solutions' net margin of -1.98%. Spirent Communications' return on equity of 3.54% beat W.A.G payment solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirent Communications	2.97%	3.54%	2.77%
W.A.G payment solutions	-1.98%	-15.92%	1.86%

Do analysts prefer SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications currently has a consensus target price of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 21.90%. W.A.G payment solutions has a consensus target price of GBX 105.50, indicating a potential upside of 77.01%. Given W.A.G payment solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe W.A.G payment solutions is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
W.A.G payment solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SPT or WPS?

In the previous week, W.A.G payment solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for W.A.G payment solutions and 1 mentions for Spirent Communications. W.A.G payment solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that W.A.G payment solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spirent Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
W.A.G payment solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.A.G payment solutions has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SPT or WPS?

124.2% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than W.A.G payment solutions. W.A.G payment solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications	£561.21M	2.48	£16.67M	£1.85	104.66
W.A.G payment solutions	£2.49B	0.20	-£49.24M	-£4.93	-12.10

Summary

Spirent Communications beats W.A.G payment solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.