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Euronet Worldwide (EEFT) Competitors

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$87.33 +1.20 (+1.39%)
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EEFT vs. VIRT, AL, AMG, JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, MMS, PAY, and WU

Should you be buying Euronet Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Euronet Worldwide include Virtu Financial (VIRT), Air Lease (AL), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), and Western Union (WU).

Euronet Worldwide vs. Its Competitors

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Euronet Worldwide had 12 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Euronet Worldwide and 4 mentions for Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Euronet Worldwide's score of 0.75 indicating that Virtu Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Euronet Worldwide
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Virtu Financial
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Euronet Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Euronet Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Euronet Worldwide$3.99B0.90$306M$7.2911.98
Virtu Financial$3.38B1.50$276.42M$4.407.56

Virtu Financial has a net margin of 10.43% compared to Euronet Worldwide's net margin of 8.06%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 32.08% beat Euronet Worldwide's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Euronet Worldwide8.06% 26.62% 5.66%
Virtu Financial 10.43%32.08%3.09%

Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Euronet Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $122.60, indicating a potential upside of 40.39%. Virtu Financial has a consensus target price of $41.43, indicating a potential upside of 24.58%. Given Euronet Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Euronet Worldwide
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Virtu Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Euronet Worldwide beats Virtu Financial on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EEFT vs. The Competition

MetricEuronet WorldwideFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.53B$7.78B$12.51B$10.50B
Dividend YieldN/A4.97%5.61%4.81%
P/E Ratio11.9816.1132.5227.09
Price / Sales0.906.0829.70210.58
Price / Cash7.7329.3022.2461.22
Price / Book3.122.682.236.52
Net Income$306M$310.95M$1.02B$276.75M
7 Day Performance5.08%-0.91%0.26%2.00%
1 Month Performance-2.12%-2.78%-2.46%2.26%
1 Year Performance-11.48%15.73%533.72%35.58%

Euronet Worldwide Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.8065 of 5 stars
$87.33
+1.4%
$122.60
+40.4%
-11.9%$3.53B$3.99B11.9810,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
VIRT
Virtu Financial
3.9279 of 5 stars
$33.05
-0.5%
$41.43
+25.4%
+1.3%$5.05B$3.38B9.55990
AL
Air Lease
4.8256 of 5 stars
$63.53
+0.1%
$60.29
-5.1%
+41.5%$7.10B$2.73B7.71150Short Interest ↓
AMG
Affiliated Managers Group
4.9185 of 5 stars
$237.06
+2.7%
$272.60
+15.0%
+20.2%$6.73B$2.04B17.304,100Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.7498 of 5 stars
$152.19
+0.4%
$174.88
+14.9%
-17.8%$11.06B$2.38B24.397,400Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
G
Genpact
4.2686 of 5 stars
$39.54
+0.4%
$52.29
+32.2%
+2.6%$6.89B$4.93B13.14140,000
EXLS
ExlService
4.8671 of 5 stars
$40.81
-1.1%
$51.33
+25.8%
-0.3%$6.59B$1.97B28.3459,500Positive News
WEX
WEX
4.2777 of 5 stars
$150.44
+0.1%
$180.91
+20.3%
-29.7%$5.15B$2.63B19.026,500Upcoming Earnings
MMS
Maximus
2.9922 of 5 stars
$85.31
-0.2%
$90.00
+5.5%
-5.4%$4.81B$5.31B15.7141,100Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
3.6641 of 5 stars
$28.70
-5.3%
$37.00
+28.9%
+11.6%$3.59B$1.04B66.731,307
WU
Western Union
3.9962 of 5 stars
$8.14
+2.6%
$8.50
+4.5%
-30.6%$2.63B$4.21B3.089,100Upcoming Earnings

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