Priority Technology (PRTH) Competitors

Priority Technology (NASDAQ:PRTH) and Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, PRTH or PAYO?

Payoneer Global has higher revenue and earnings than Priority Technology. Payoneer Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Priority Technology, 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
Priority Technology	$879.70M	0.72	$23.38M	$0.26	30.58
Payoneer Global	$977.72M	2.52	$121.16M	$0.26	26.19

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRTH or PAYO?

11.5% of Priority Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are held by institutional investors. 66.2% of Priority Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Payoneer Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend PRTH or PAYO?

Priority Technology presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.52%. Payoneer Global has a consensus target price of $10.06, suggesting a potential upside of 47.76%. Given Priority Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Priority Technology is more favorable than Payoneer Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Priority Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Payoneer Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is PRTH or PAYO more profitable?

Payoneer Global has a net margin of 9.81% compared to Priority Technology's net margin of 4.03%. Payoneer Global's return on equity of 13.42% beat Priority Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Priority Technology	4.03%	-47.35%	3.97%
Payoneer Global	9.81%	13.42%	1.30%

Does the media favor PRTH or PAYO?

In the previous week, Payoneer Global had 16 more articles in the media than Priority Technology. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Payoneer Global and 13 mentions for Priority Technology. Priority Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Payoneer Global's score of 0.60 indicating that Priority Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Priority Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Payoneer Global	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PRTH or PAYO?

Priority Technology has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Priority Technology and Payoneer Global tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.