ExlService (EXLS) Competitors

ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) and Maximus (NYSE:MMS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, EXLS or MMS?

ExlService has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EXLS or MMS?

ExlService presently has a consensus price target of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.06%. Maximus has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.11%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Maximus is more favorable than ExlService.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ExlService	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Maximus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EXLS or MMS?

95.8% of ExlService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Maximus shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of ExlService shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Maximus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor EXLS or MMS?

In the previous week, Maximus had 10 more articles in the media than ExlService. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Maximus and 5 mentions for ExlService. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat ExlService's score of 0.46 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ExlService	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Maximus	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, EXLS or MMS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ExlService	$1.41 billion	3.68	$142.97 million	$4.67	33.50
Maximus	$4.63 billion	1.09	$203.83 million	$2.81	29.63

Is EXLS or MMS more profitable?

ExlService has a net margin of 10.66% compared to Maximus' net margin of 3.62%. ExlService's return on equity of 23.43% beat Maximus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ExlService	10.66%	23.43%	13.10%
Maximus	3.62%	15.37%	5.94%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXLS or MMS?

ExlService received 85 more outperform votes than Maximus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.47% of users gave Maximus an outperform vote while only 61.76% of users gave ExlService an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ExlService	Outperform Votes 525 61.76%	Underperform Votes 325 38.24%
Maximus	Outperform Votes 440 66.47%	Underperform Votes 222 33.53%

Summary

ExlService beats Maximus on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.