EEFT vs. JKHY, EXLS, G, WEX, PAY, MMS, WU, CSGS, INOD, and EVRI
Should you be buying Euronet Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Euronet Worldwide include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), ExlService (EXLS), Genpact (G), WEX (WEX), Paymentus (PAY), Maximus (MMS), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Innodata (INOD), and Everi (EVRI). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Euronet Worldwide vs. Its Competitors
Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.
Jack Henry & Associates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Euronet Worldwide. Euronet Worldwide 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.
Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 18.50% compared to Euronet Worldwide's net margin of 7.88%. Euronet Worldwide's return on equity of 26.97% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.
Euronet Worldwide received 177 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.02% of users gave Euronet Worldwide an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 3 more articles in the media than Euronet Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 4 mentions for Euronet Worldwide. Euronet Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.29 indicating that Euronet Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Euronet Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Euronet Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $125.57, suggesting a potential upside of 22.31%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus price target of $184.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.09%. Given Euronet Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.
Summary
Euronet Worldwide beats Jack Henry & Associates on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:EEFT) was last updated on 6/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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