Flywire (FLYW) Competitors

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) and Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEZL or FLYW?

Sezzle has a beta of 9.09, suggesting that its stock price is 809% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flywire has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SEZL or FLYW?

In the previous week, Flywire had 45 more articles in the media than Sezzle. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Flywire and 19 mentions for Sezzle. Sezzle's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Flywire's score of 0.37 indicating that Sezzle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sezzle	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flywire	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SEZL or FLYW?

Sezzle currently has a consensus target price of $124.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.90%. Flywire has a consensus target price of $13.71, indicating a potential upside of 12.27%. Given Sezzle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sezzle is more favorable than Flywire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sezzle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flywire	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Is SEZL or FLYW more profitable?

Sezzle has a net margin of 28.13% compared to Flywire's net margin of 1.27%. Sezzle's return on equity of 102.90% beat Flywire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sezzle	28.13%	102.90%	34.75%
Flywire	1.27%	1.94%	1.38%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SEZL or FLYW?

Sezzle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flywire. Sezzle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flywire, 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
Sezzle	$271.13M	11.57	$78.52M	$2.92	31.57
Flywire	$492.14M	3.02	$2.90M	$0.05	244.20

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SEZL or FLYW?

2.0% of Sezzle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Flywire shares are held by institutional investors. 49.5% of Sezzle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Flywire shares are held 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.

Summary

Sezzle beats Flywire on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.