Priority Technology (PRTH) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DXC or PRTH?

DXC Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Priority Technology. DXC Technology 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
DXC Technology	$12.87B	0.20	$389M	$2.06	6.94
Priority Technology	$879.70M	0.75	$23.38M	$0.26	31.62

Do analysts rate DXC or PRTH?

DXC Technology currently has a consensus target price of $15.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Priority Technology has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.15%. Given Priority Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Priority Technology is more favorable than DXC Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DXC Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Priority Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has more volatility & risk, DXC or PRTH?

DXC Technology has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Priority Technology has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DXC or PRTH?

96.2% of DXC Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of Priority Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of DXC Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.2% of Priority Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DXC or PRTH more profitable?

Priority Technology has a net margin of 4.03% compared to DXC Technology's net margin of 2.96%. DXC Technology's return on equity of 18.59% beat Priority Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DXC Technology	2.96%	18.59%	4.69%
Priority Technology	4.03%	-47.35%	3.97%

Does the media refer more to DXC or PRTH?

In the previous week, DXC Technology had 5 more articles in the media than Priority Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for DXC Technology and 4 mentions for Priority Technology. DXC Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Priority Technology's score of 0.76 indicating that DXC Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DXC Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Priority Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Priority Technology beats DXC Technology on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.