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PICS vs. V, MA, PYPL, XYZ, and CPAY

Should you buy PICS stock or one of its competitors? PICS's main competitors and comparable companies include Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), PayPal (PYPL), Block (XYZ), and Corpay (CPAY). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "transaction & payment processing services" industry.

How does PICS compare to Visa?

Visa (NYSE:V) and PICS (NASDAQ:PICS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Visa currently has a consensus price target of $425.21, suggesting a potential upside of 10.27%. PICS has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 65.44%. Given PICS's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PICS is more favorable than Visa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
34 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08
PICS
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Visa has a net margin of 50.78% compared to PICS's net margin of 9.89%. Visa's return on equity of 67.68% beat PICS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visa50.78% 67.68% 25.45%
PICS 9.89%15.69%1.70%

In the previous week, Visa had 23 more articles in the media than PICS. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Visa and 4 mentions for PICS. Visa's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat PICS's score of -0.09 indicating that Visa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visa
11 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PICS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visa$40B17.20$20.06B$11.7632.79
PICS$1.84BN/A$195.49M$0.8815.45

82.2% of Visa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Visa 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

Visa beats PICS on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PICS compare to Mastercard?

PICS (NASDAQ:PICS) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PICS$1.84BN/A$195.49M$0.8815.45
Mastercard$32.79B15.75$14.97B$18.1832.42

PICS presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 65.44%. Mastercard has a consensus price target of $681.56, suggesting a potential upside of 15.63%. Given PICS's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PICS is more favorable than Mastercard.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PICS
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Mastercard
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
30 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.97

97.3% of Mastercard shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Mastercard shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Mastercard has a net margin of 46.34% compared to PICS's net margin of 9.89%. Mastercard's return on equity of 239.99% beat PICS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PICS9.89% 15.69% 1.70%
Mastercard 46.34%239.99%30.88%

In the previous week, Mastercard had 32 more articles in the media than PICS. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Mastercard and 4 mentions for PICS. Mastercard's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat PICS's score of -0.09 indicating that Mastercard is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PICS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Mastercard
17 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Mastercard beats PICS on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PICS compare to PayPal?

PICS (NASDAQ:PICS) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

PayPal has a net margin of 14.36% compared to PICS's net margin of 9.89%. PayPal's return on equity of 24.39% beat PICS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PICS9.89% 15.69% 1.70%
PayPal 14.36%24.39%6.06%

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PICS presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.44%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $56.28, indicating a potential upside of 1.35%. Given PICS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PICS is more favorable than PayPal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PICS
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
PayPal
4 Sell rating(s)
34 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

In the previous week, PayPal had 10 more articles in the media than PICS. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for PayPal and 4 mentions for PICS. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat PICS's score of -0.09 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PICS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
PayPal
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PICS$1.84BN/A$195.49M$0.8815.45
PayPal$33.17B1.43$5.23B$5.2910.50

Summary

PayPal beats PICS on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PICS compare to Block?

PICS (NASDAQ:PICS) and Block (NYSE:XYZ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Block had 1 more articles in the media than PICS. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Block and 4 mentions for PICS. PICS's average media sentiment score of -0.09 beat Block's score of -0.13 indicating that PICS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PICS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Block
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PICS$1.84BN/A$195.49M$0.8815.45
Block$24.19B1.92$1.31B$0.56138.11

PICS currently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.44%. Block has a consensus price target of $95.45, indicating a potential upside of 23.42%. Given PICS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PICS is more favorable than Block.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PICS
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Block
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
29 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

PICS has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Block's net margin of 1.43%. PICS's return on equity of 15.69% beat Block's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PICS9.89% 15.69% 1.70%
Block 1.43%8.10%4.53%

70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Block shares are owned by company 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

Block beats PICS on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PICS compare to Corpay?

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) and PICS (NASDAQ:PICS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Corpay currently has a consensus target price of $438.93, indicating a potential upside of 10.16%. PICS has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.44%. Given PICS's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PICS is more favorable than Corpay.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Corpay
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
PICS
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Corpay$4.53B5.78$1.07B$16.4324.25
PICS$1.84BN/A$195.49M$0.8815.45

Corpay has a net margin of 22.72% compared to PICS's net margin of 9.89%. Corpay's return on equity of 42.18% beat PICS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Corpay22.72% 42.18% 6.34%
PICS 9.89%15.69%1.70%

98.8% of Corpay shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Corpay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Corpay and Corpay both had 4 articles in the media. Corpay's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat PICS's score of -0.09 indicating that Corpay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Corpay
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PICS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Corpay beats PICS on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PICS vs. The Competition

MetricPICSFinancial Services IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$27.31B$13.07B$13.21B
Dividend YieldN/A6.97%6.08%16.37%
P/E Ratio15.4519.4524.7426.16
Price / SalesN/A346.40476.48107.53
Price / CashN/A246.7945.1353.09
Price / BookN/A3.292.716.33
Net Income$195.49M$1.12B$1.32B$382.15M
7 Day Performance49.61%0.12%-0.51%-1.40%
1 Month Performance29.40%-0.64%-2.39%-3.47%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-10.84%10.29%1.18%

PICS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PICS
PICS
4.296 of 5 stars
$13.60
+13.5%
$22.50
+65.4%
N/A$0.00$1.84B15.454,644
V
Visa
4.2644 of 5 stars
$365.38
-0.6%
$425.21
+16.4%
+11.2%$651.85B$40B31.0634,100
MA
Mastercard
4.8624 of 5 stars
$562.24
-1.1%
$680.00
+20.9%
+4.6%$492.40B$32.79B30.9239,800
PYPL
PayPal
3.4744 of 5 stars
$53.61
-1.2%
$56.31
+5.0%
-26.7%$45.86B$33.17B10.1323,800
XYZ
Block
4.4495 of 5 stars
$73.23
-0.1%
$95.42
+30.3%
-4.2%$43.96B$24.19B130.6710,205

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This page (NASDAQ:PICS) was last updated on 10/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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