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. KPLT, AGFY, ZTEK, ALOT, FNGR, BNR, TZUP, NAMI, DLHC, and ZENVShould you be buying Payment Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Payment Data Systems include Katapult (KPLT), Agrify (AGFY), Zentek (ZTEK), AstroNova (ALOT), FingerMotion (FNGR), Burning Rock Biotech (BNR), Thumzup Media (TZUP), NAMI (NAMI), DLH (DLHC), and Zenvia (ZENV). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector. Payment Data Systems vs. Its Competitors Katapult Agrify Zentek AstroNova FingerMotion Burning Rock Biotech Thumzup Media NAMI DLH Zenvia Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) and Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, PYDS or KPLT? Payment Data Systems has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Katapult has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer PYDS or KPLT? Katapult has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 48.51%. Given Katapult's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Katapult 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) 0.00Katapult 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PYDS or KPLT? 4.8% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Katapult shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.6% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Katapult shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PYDS or KPLT? In the previous week, Katapult had 4 more articles in the media than Payment Data Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Katapult and 1 mentions for Payment Data Systems. Katapult's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Payment Data Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Katapult is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Payment Data Systems 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Katapult 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, PYDS or KPLT? Payment Data Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Katapult. Payment Data Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Katapult, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayment Data Systems$25.02M1.02-$3.78M-$0.31-4.87Katapult$247.19M0.36-$25.92M-$7.03-2.76 Is PYDS or KPLT more profitable? Katapult has a net margin of -11.97% compared to Payment Data Systems' net margin of -14.73%. Katapult's return on equity of 0.00% 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% Katapult -11.97%N/A -35.12% SummaryKatapult beats Payment Data Systems on 10 of the 15 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$25.52M$36.59M$26.48B$10.18BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.73%4.60%P/E Ratio-4.8715.3327.0226.02Price / Sales1.020.44814.0091.38Price / CashN/A28.8125.8729.91Price / Book2.522.427.796.25Net Income-$3.78M-$470K$199.52M$270.76M Payment Data Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYDSPayment Data SystemsN/A$1.51-3.5%N/A+2.7%$25.52M$25.02M-4.87N/AKPLTKatapult1.0463 of 5 stars$19.92+5.5%$10.00-49.8%+71.9%$91.03M$247.19M-2.83130Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeAGFYAgrify0.6975 of 5 stars$44.55-5.5%N/A+1,025.8%$89.09M$9.68M-3.18140Positive NewsZTEKZentek0.8429 of 5 stars$0.85-6.4%N/A+16.1%$88.48M$1.22M-16.9024Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeALOTAstroNova2.0469 of 5 stars$11.58-2.4%N/A-32.7%$88.01M$151.28M-5.44340Earnings ReportFNGRFingerMotion1.2458 of 5 stars$1.48-3.9%N/A-23.5%$87.93M$35.61M-14.8070Positive NewsBNRBurning Rock Biotech0.8586 of 5 stars$8.17+4.2%N/A+137.8%$87.87M$70.67M-4.321,390Earnings ReportTZUPThumzup Media0.7033 of 5 stars$5.31-2.2%N/AN/A$86.39MN/A-7.276NAMINAMIN/A$1.09-6.5%N/AN/A$85.79M$406.40M0.00N/ATrending NewsDLHCDLH3.529 of 5 stars$5.91+2.4%N/A-45.7%$85.02M$359.72M18.472,800Positive NewsZENVZenvia1.8876 of 5 stars$1.60flatN/A-11.6%$83.10M$177.97M-5.001,080News CoverageEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KPLT Alternatives AGFY Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives ALOT Alternatives FNGR Alternatives BNR Alternatives TZUP Alternatives NAMI Alternatives DLHC Alternatives ZENV 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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