Paya (NASDAQ:PAYA) and Vivint Smart Home (NYSE:VVNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Paya and Vivint Smart Home's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Paya | N/A | N/A | $4.28 million | $0.18 | 67.00 |
Vivint Smart Home | N/A | N/A | $4.20 million | $0.14 | 121.43 |
Paya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vivint Smart Home, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Paya and Vivint Smart Home's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Paya | N/A | -1.98% | -0.03% |
Vivint Smart Home | N/A | -0.71% | 0.32% |
Volatility and Risk
Paya has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivint Smart Home has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
41.2% of Paya shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Vivint Smart Home shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Paya shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Vivint Smart Home shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Paya and Vivint Smart Home, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Paya | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
Vivint Smart Home | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
Paya currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.60%. Vivint Smart Home has a consensus target price of $21.6667, indicating a potential upside of 27.45%. Given Paya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Paya is more favorable than Vivint Smart Home.
Summary
Paya beats Vivint Smart Home on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.