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. TZUP, ZTEK, ALOT, FNGR, NOTE, LNZA, ZENV, DLHC, MIND, and DUOTShould you be buying Payment Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Payment Data Systems include Thumzup Media (TZUP), Zentek (ZTEK), AstroNova (ALOT), FingerMotion (FNGR), FiscalNote (NOTE), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), Zenvia (ZENV), DLH (DLHC), MIND Technology (MIND), and Duos Technologies Group (DUOT). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector. Payment Data Systems vs. Its Competitors Thumzup Media Zentek AstroNova FingerMotion FiscalNote LanzaTech Global Zenvia DLH MIND Technology Duos Technologies Group Thumzup Media (NASDAQ:TZUP) and Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders believe in TZUP or PYDS? 4.8% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of Thumzup Media 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 TZUP or PYDS more profitable? Thumzup Media has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Payment Data Systems' net margin of -14.73%. Payment Data Systems' return on equity of -36.84% beat Thumzup Media's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Thumzup MediaN/A -270.42% -228.96% Payment Data Systems -14.73%-36.84%-5.90% Does the media favor TZUP or PYDS? In the previous week, Thumzup Media had 14 more articles in the media than Payment Data Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Thumzup Media and 0 mentions for Payment Data Systems. Thumzup Media's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Payment Data Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Thumzup Media is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Thumzup Media Neutral Payment Data Systems Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, TZUP or PYDS? Payment Data Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Thumzup Media. Thumzup Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Payment Data Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThumzup MediaN/AN/A-$4M-$0.73-8.22Payment Data Systems$25.02M1.03-$3.78M-$0.31-4.90 SummaryPayment Data Systems beats Thumzup Media on 8 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PYDS 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$25.69M$36.59M$24.72B$9.77BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.79%4.06%P/E Ratio-4.9015.3328.6426.05Price / Sales1.030.4430.29108.36Price / CashN/A28.8126.6459.36Price / Book2.532.426.026.60Net Income-$3.78M-$470K$199.12M$265.65M Payment Data Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYDSPayment Data SystemsN/A$1.52+5.6%N/A+2.0%$25.69M$25.02M-4.90N/ATZUPThumzup MediaN/A$10.39+1.8%N/AN/A$101.16MN/A-15.376News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeZTEKZentek0.3275 of 5 stars$0.85-2.6%N/A-28.0%$89.21M$1.22M-14.2024News CoverageShort Interest ↑ALOTAstroNova0.9288 of 5 stars$11.59+0.4%N/A-24.8%$88.08M$151.28M-5.44340News CoverageFNGRFingerMotion0.338 of 5 stars$1.47+3.2%N/A-34.4%$87.04M$35.61M-14.6570Short Interest ↑NOTEFiscalNote2.999 of 5 stars$0.55-1.4%$2.44+344.8%-61.1%$86.86M$120.27M-1.72790LNZALanzaTech Global1.6748 of 5 stars$0.37+6.2%$2.00+439.1%-87.2%$86.06M$49.59M-0.553News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeStock SplitShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionZENVZenvia2.7372 of 5 stars$1.60+1.3%N/A-16.3%$83.68M$177.97M-5.031,080News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓DLHCDLH2.8893 of 5 stars$5.55-0.1%N/A-50.1%$79.77M$359.72M17.332,800MINDMIND Technology0.5745 of 5 stars$10.01-2.1%N/A+173.8%$79.73M$45.09M3.46200DUOTDuos Technologies Group2.3696 of 5 stars$6.25-0.2%$12.50+100.0%+151.2%$79.68M$11.16M-5.2170Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TZUP Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives ALOT Alternatives FNGR Alternatives NOTE Alternatives LNZA Alternatives ZENV Alternatives DLHC Alternatives MIND Alternatives DUOT 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNations are at war over what’s in this boxA resource known as Element 29 is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after materials on the planet. 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