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. USIO, EEFT, LSAK, YSXT, NOTE, MLGO, NWTN, ICLK, VERI, and RILYShould you be buying Payment Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Payment Data Systems include Usio (USIO), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Lesaka Technologies (LSAK), YSX Tech (YSXT), FiscalNote (NOTE), MicroAlgo (MLGO), NWTN (NWTN), iClick Interactive Asia Group (ICLK), Veritone (VERI), and B. Riley Financial (RILY). Payment Data Systems vs. Usio Euronet Worldwide Lesaka Technologies YSX Tech FiscalNote MicroAlgo NWTN iClick Interactive Asia Group Veritone B. Riley Financial Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) and Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, PYDS or USIO? Payment Data Systems has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Usio has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PYDS or USIO? In the previous week, Payment Data Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Usio'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Payment Data Systems Neutral Usio Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PYDS or USIO? Payment Data Systems received 156 more outperform votes than Usio when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.47% of users gave Usio an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Payment Data Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPayment Data SystemsOutperform Votes21266.67% Underperform Votes10633.33% UsioOutperform Votes5667.47% Underperform Votes2732.53% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PYDS or USIO? 4.8% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.2% of Usio shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.6% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Usio shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PYDS or USIO more profitable? Usio has a net margin of 3.33% compared to Payment Data Systems' net margin of -14.73%. Usio's return on equity of -2.98% beat Payment Data Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Payment Data Systems-14.73% -36.84% -5.90% Usio 3.33%-2.98%-0.45% Which has higher valuation & earnings, PYDS or USIO? Usio has higher revenue and earnings than Payment Data Systems. Payment Data Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Usio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayment Data Systems$25.02M1.01-$3.78M-$0.31-4.81Usio$82.93M0.48-$470K$0.1113.55 Do analysts rate PYDS or USIO? Usio has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 235.57%. Given Usio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Usio is more favorable than Payment Data Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Payment Data Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Usio 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryUsio beats Payment Data Systems on 13 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$25.18M$1.61B$7.40B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A3.92%2.58%4.22%P/E Ratio-4.8110.9631.1218.84Price / Sales1.010.54199.79106.05Price / CashN/A19.4831.5334.62Price / Book2.482.344.984.26Net Income-$3.78M$157.09M$194.13M$248.06M Payment Data Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYDSPayment Data SystemsN/A$1.49-3.9%N/A+2.0%$25.18M$25.02M-4.81N/AUSIOUsio2.9892 of 5 stars$1.55-1.9%$5.00+222.6%-2.0%$41.52M$82.93M17.22110Upcoming EarningsEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.6292 of 5 stars$104.13+2.3%$125.57+20.6%-6.6%$4.50B$4.05B16.099,500Positive NewsLSAKLesaka Technologies0.8496 of 5 stars$4.49flatN/A-6.2%$355.27M$576.60M-7.362,660YSXTYSX TechN/A$4.66+1.7%N/AN/A$102.86M$66.14M0.0040Positive NewsGap DownNOTEFiscalNote2.2222 of 5 stars$0.63-3.0%$2.63+317.1%-54.3%$101.90M$120.27M-2.87790Upcoming EarningsMLGOMicroAlgo0.9689 of 5 stars$3.98-9.1%N/A-93.2%$101.34M$75.33M0.00125Gap UpNWTNNWTNN/A$0.38-3.7%N/A-91.1%$101.06M$583,000.000.002ICLKiClick Interactive Asia GroupN/A$9.43+12.3%N/A+685.8%$95.63M$130.44M0.001,190Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeVERIVeritone3.1279 of 5 stars$1.98-2.9%$5.00+152.5%-46.4%$88.81M$83.50M-0.92550Upcoming EarningsRILYB. Riley Financial0.7931 of 5 stars$2.90-2.7%N/A-90.5%$88.44M$1.44B-0.141,410News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies USIO Alternatives EEFT Alternatives LSAK Alternatives YSXT Alternatives NOTE Alternatives MLGO Alternatives NWTN Alternatives ICLK Alternatives VERI Alternatives RILY 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 5/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. He pulled Tesla and SpaceX back from the brink of col...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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