ExlService (EXLS) Competitors $42.16 -1.27 (-2.92%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.11 -0.05 (-0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 06:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EXLS vs. GPN, JKHY, G, WEX, EEFT, MMS, PAY, WU, CSGS, and INODShould you be buying ExlService stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ExlService include Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), and Innodata (INOD). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. ExlService vs. Its Competitors Global Payments Jack Henry & Associates Genpact WEX Euronet Worldwide Maximus Paymentus Western Union CSG Systems International Innodata Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) and ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) are both data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media favor GPN or EXLS? In the previous week, ExlService had 19 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for ExlService and 14 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat ExlService's score of 0.83 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Payments 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ExlService 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GPN or EXLS? Global Payments currently has a consensus target price of $111.65, suggesting a potential upside of 43.14%. ExlService has a consensus target price of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.15%. Given Global Payments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than ExlService.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Payments 1 Sell rating(s) 17 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.34ExlService 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is GPN or EXLS more profitable? Global Payments has a net margin of 15.48% compared to ExlService's net margin of 12.00%. ExlService's return on equity of 25.38% beat Global Payments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Payments15.48% 12.33% 5.82% ExlService 12.00%25.38%15.01% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GPN or EXLS? 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of ExlService shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of ExlService shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GPN or EXLS? Global Payments has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ExlService has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GPN or EXLS? Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than ExlService. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ExlService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Payments$10.11B1.88$1.57B$6.2012.58ExlService$1.84B3.70$198.30M$1.4429.28 SummaryGlobal Payments and ExlService tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ExlService News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EXLS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EXLS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EXLS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricExlServiceIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.01B$16.25B$29.20B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A1.68%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio29.2836.8848.0923.80Price / Sales3.7012.071,544.9766.58Price / Cash25.3124.5438.0757.96Price / Book6.424.567.415.55Net Income$198.30M$434.10M$782.10M$259.03M7 Day Performance-1.63%-9.20%-3.65%-4.59%1 Month Performance-5.58%-8.14%-0.11%4.46%1 Year Performance23.89%12.01%52,642.35%18.03% ExlService Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EXLSExlService4.4445 of 5 stars$42.16-2.9%$51.50+22.2%+29.0%$7.01B$1.84B29.2859,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGPNGlobal Payments4.9934 of 5 stars$84.69-1.2%$111.65+31.8%-20.5%$20.92B$10.11B13.6627,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.5004 of 5 stars$175.38-0.6%$185.11+5.5%-1.1%$12.84B$2.22B29.887,170News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGGenpact3.5218 of 5 stars$45.33-0.4%$49.75+9.8%+24.2%$7.96B$4.77B15.47140,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownWEXWEX4.1967 of 5 stars$175.86+0.1%$180.25+2.5%-7.6%$6.01B$2.63B22.236,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.5625 of 5 stars$104.65+0.8%$123.83+18.3%-5.7%$4.49B$3.99B15.5010,600News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportMMSMaximus3.466 of 5 stars$72.91-0.7%$90.00+23.4%-20.2%$4.14B$5.31B14.4941,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPAYPaymentus4.2004 of 5 stars$28.46-0.6%$36.80+29.3%+38.0%$3.58B$871.74M72.981,307Upcoming EarningsWUWestern Union3.5793 of 5 stars$8.43-1.7%$10.33+22.6%-32.1%$2.84B$4.21B3.159,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionCSGSCSG Systems International3.352 of 5 stars$61.83-0.4%$70.71+14.4%+33.3%$1.80B$1.20B21.105,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsINODInnodata2.2741 of 5 stars$49.45+0.5%$55.00+11.2%+149.2%$1.56B$170.46M47.556,648Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Payments Competitors Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors WEX Competitors Euronet Worldwide Competitors Maximus Competitors Paymentus Competitors Western Union Competitors CSG Systems International Competitors Innodata Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EXLS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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