This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Payment Data Systems (PYDS) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock PYDS vs. AGFY, BNR, GDC, LOOP, TZUP, SHIM, OPTX, MIND, NUKK, and UCLShould you be buying Payment Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Payment Data Systems include Agrify (AGFY), Burning Rock Biotech (BNR), GD Culture Group (GDC), Loop Industries (LOOP), Thumzup Media (TZUP), Shimmick (SHIM), Syntec Optics (OPTX), MIND Technology (MIND), Nukkleus (NUKK), and uCloudlink Group (UCL). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector. Payment Data Systems vs. Its Competitors Agrify Burning Rock Biotech GD Culture Group Loop Industries Thumzup Media Shimmick Syntec Optics MIND Technology Nukkleus uCloudlink Group Agrify (NASDAQ:AGFY) and Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AGFY or PYDS? 6.0% of Agrify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Agrify shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AGFY or PYDS more profitable? Payment Data Systems has a net margin of -14.73% compared to Agrify's net margin of -424.11%. Payment Data Systems' return on equity of -36.84% beat Agrify's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agrify-424.11% -185.90% -72.67% Payment Data Systems -14.73%-36.84%-5.90% Does the media favor AGFY or PYDS? In the previous week, Agrify's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Payment Data Systems'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Agrify Neutral Payment Data Systems Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, AGFY or PYDS? Agrify has a beta of 9.96, indicating that its share price is 896% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payment Data Systems has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, AGFY or PYDS? Payment Data Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Agrify. Payment Data Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agrify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgrify$12.26M6.95-$41.75M-$14.01-3.03Payment Data Systems$25.02M0.97-$3.78M-$0.31-4.61 SummaryPayment Data Systems beats Agrify on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Payment Data Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PYDS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PYDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPayment Data SystemsFunctions Related To Depository Banking IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$24.17M$36.59M$28.78B$10.55BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.89%4.83%P/E Ratio-4.6115.3322.2327.06Price / Sales0.970.44945.88132.30Price / CashN/A28.8129.0130.35Price / Book2.382.428.056.58Net Income-$3.78M-$470K$197.58M$276.84M Payment Data Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYDSPayment Data SystemsN/A$1.43+2.9%N/A+1.4%$24.17M$25.02M-4.61N/AHigh Trading VolumeAGFYAgrifyN/A$45.78+0.6%N/A+927.1%$91.70M$12.26M-3.27140Gap DownBNRBurning Rock Biotech0.452 of 5 stars$8.09-4.7%N/A+165.5%$91.36M$70.67M0.001,390Gap DownGDCGD Culture Group0.3264 of 5 stars$4.78-9.5%N/A+130.6%$88.60MN/A0.0060LOOPLoop Industries1.6267 of 5 stars$1.92+3.8%N/A+0.6%$88.28M$10.89M-6.8690Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeTZUPThumzup Media0.7598 of 5 stars$5.00-5.3%N/AN/A$85.93MN/A0.006SHIMShimmick0.672 of 5 stars$2.37-2.1%N/A+4.3%$85.46M$480.24M0.001,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑OPTXSyntec Optics0.4219 of 5 stars$2.44+6.6%N/A+70.1%$84.36M$28.45M0.003Short Interest ↓MINDMIND Technology0.4612 of 5 stars$9.87-5.1%N/A+180.1%$82.88M$46.86M3.21200NUKKNukkleusN/A$13.11+15.1%N/A+409.0%$80.56M$5.91M0.0012Gap DownUCLuCloudlink Group2.0688 of 5 stars$2.17+2.4%N/A+70.3%$80.13M$91.64M42.40490Short Interest ↓Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGFY Alternatives BNR Alternatives GDC Alternatives LOOP Alternatives TZUP Alternatives SHIM Alternatives OPTX Alternatives MIND Alternatives NUKK Alternatives UCL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PYDS) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$15 Fund: Turn Gold Boom into Real IncomeIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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