W.A.G payment solutions (WPS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer NETW or WPS?

W.A.G payment solutions has a consensus price target of GBX 91, suggesting a potential upside of 15.19%. Given W.A.G payment solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe W.A.G payment solutions is more favorable than Network International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Network International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
W.A.G payment solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NETW or WPS?

99.8% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Network International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of W.A.G payment solutions 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NETW or WPS?

Network International 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 Network International, 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
Network International	£490.13M	4.35	£65.69M	£0.09	4,437.78
W.A.G payment solutions	£2.22B	0.25	-£47.97M	-£0.06	-1,316.67

Does the media prefer NETW or WPS?

In the previous week, Network International had 8 more articles in the media than W.A.G payment solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Network International and 0 mentions for W.A.G payment solutions. Network International's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat W.A.G payment solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Network International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Network International	Neutral
W.A.G payment solutions	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, NETW or WPS?

Network International has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.A.G payment solutions has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NETW or WPS more profitable?

Network International has a net margin of 13.40% compared to W.A.G payment solutions' net margin of -2.18%. Network International's return on equity of 10.62% beat W.A.G payment solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Network International	13.40%	10.62%	4.79%
W.A.G payment solutions	-2.18%	-15.74%	1.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NETW or WPS?

Network International received 70 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 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Network International	Outperform Votes 72 94.74%	Underperform Votes 4 5.26%
W.A.G payment solutions	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Network International beats W.A.G payment solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.