Paysign (PAYS) Competitors

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) and E2open Parent (NYSE:ETWO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor PAYS or ETWO?

In the previous week, Paysign had 7 more articles in the media than E2open Parent. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Paysign and 1 mentions for E2open Parent. E2open Parent's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Paysign's score of 0.18 indicating that E2open Parent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paysign	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
E2open Parent	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PAYS or ETWO?

Paysign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than E2open Parent. E2open Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paysign, 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
Paysign	$58.38M	4.96	$3.82M	$0.12	44.33
E2open Parent	$607.69M	1.88	-$659.83M	-$2.06	-1.60

Do analysts recommend PAYS or ETWO?

Paysign presently has a consensus target price of $8.56, indicating a potential upside of 60.95%. E2open Parent has a consensus target price of $2.78, indicating a potential downside of 16.01%. Given Paysign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Paysign is more favorable than E2open Parent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
E2open Parent	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has more risk & volatility, PAYS or ETWO?

Paysign has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E2open Parent has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAYS or ETWO more profitable?

Paysign has a net margin of 9.90% compared to E2open Parent's net margin of -104.26%. Paysign's return on equity of 19.32% beat E2open Parent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysign	9.90%	19.32%	3.64%
E2open Parent	-104.26%	6.34%	2.72%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAYS or ETWO?

25.9% of Paysign shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Paysign shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of E2open Parent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Paysign beats E2open Parent on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.