Nayax (NYAX) Competitors

Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NYAX or WAY?

Nayax has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Waystar. Waystar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nayax, 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
Nayax	$314.01M	5.02	-$5.63M	$0.18	247.17
Waystar	$1.01B	6.12	-$19.12M	$0.48	74.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NYAX or WAY?

Nayax has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waystar has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NYAX or WAY?

34.9% of Nayax shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Waystar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NYAX or WAY more profitable?

Waystar has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Nayax's net margin of 1.96%. Waystar's return on equity of 5.65% beat Nayax's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nayax	1.96%	0.23%	0.08%
Waystar	8.50%	5.65%	3.81%

Does the media refer more to NYAX or WAY?

In the previous week, Nayax had 1 more articles in the media than Waystar. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Nayax and 11 mentions for Waystar. Waystar's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Nayax's score of 0.93 indicating that Waystar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nayax	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waystar	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NYAX or WAY?

Nayax presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.60%. Waystar has a consensus price target of $43.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.76%. Given Waystar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than Nayax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nayax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Waystar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.15

Summary

Waystar beats Nayax on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.