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EXLS vs. GPN, JKHY, G, WEX, EEFT, MMS, PAY, WU, CSGS, and INOD

Should 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 (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.

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

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)
2.34
ExlService
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

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%

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.

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.

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 Ratio
Global Payments$10.11B1.88$1.57B$6.2012.58
ExlService$1.84B3.70$198.30M$1.4429.28

Summary

Global Payments and ExlService tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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EXLS vs. The Competition

MetricExlServiceIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.01B$16.25B$29.20B$9.51B
Dividend YieldN/A1.68%3.08%4.09%
P/E Ratio29.2836.8848.0923.80
Price / Sales3.7012.071,544.9766.58
Price / Cash25.3124.5438.0757.96
Price / Book6.424.567.415.55
Net Income$198.30M$434.10M$782.10M$259.03M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXLS
ExlService
4.4445 of 5 stars
$42.16
-2.9%
$51.50
+22.2%
+29.0%$7.01B$1.84B29.2859,500Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
GPN
Global Payments
4.9934 of 5 stars
$84.69
-1.2%
$111.65
+31.8%
-20.5%$20.92B$10.11B13.6627,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.5004 of 5 stars
$175.38
-0.6%
$185.11
+5.5%
-1.1%$12.84B$2.22B29.887,170News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
G
Genpact
3.5218 of 5 stars
$45.33
-0.4%
$49.75
+9.8%
+24.2%$7.96B$4.77B15.47140,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
WEX
WEX
4.1967 of 5 stars
$175.86
+0.1%
$180.25
+2.5%
-7.6%$6.01B$2.63B22.236,500Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.5625 of 5 stars
$104.65
+0.8%
$123.83
+18.3%
-5.7%$4.49B$3.99B15.5010,600News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
MMS
Maximus
3.466 of 5 stars
$72.91
-0.7%
$90.00
+23.4%
-20.2%$4.14B$5.31B14.4941,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PAY
Paymentus
4.2004 of 5 stars
$28.46
-0.6%
$36.80
+29.3%
+38.0%$3.58B$871.74M72.981,307Upcoming Earnings
WU
Western Union
3.5793 of 5 stars
$8.43
-1.7%
$10.33
+22.6%
-32.1%$2.84B$4.21B3.159,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.352 of 5 stars
$61.83
-0.4%
$70.71
+14.4%
+33.3%$1.80B$1.20B21.105,800News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
INOD
Innodata
2.2741 of 5 stars
$49.45
+0.5%
$55.00
+11.2%
+149.2%$1.56B$170.46M47.556,648Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
Gap Down

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