EEFT vs. JKHY, G, EXLS, 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), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), 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
Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) are both data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Euronet Worldwide had 1 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Euronet Worldwide and 10 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Euronet Worldwide's score of 1.11 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Jack Henry & Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Jack Henry & Associates presently has a consensus target price of $185.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.04%. Euronet Worldwide has a consensus target price of $126.86, indicating a potential upside of 18.62%. Given Euronet Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.
98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Euronet Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Euronet Worldwide beats Jack Henry & Associates on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:EEFT) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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