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. RILY, GGR, ALAR, TZUP, ICLK, CDLX, DUOT, ALOT, VOCL, and QMMMShould you be buying Payment Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Payment Data Systems include B. Riley Financial (RILY), Gogoro (GGR), Alarum Technologies (ALAR), Thumzup Media (TZUP), iClick Interactive Asia Group (ICLK), Cardlytics (CDLX), Duos Technologies Group (DUOT), AstroNova (ALOT), Creatd (VOCL), and QMMM (QMMM). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector. Payment Data Systems vs. Its Competitors B. Riley Financial Gogoro Alarum Technologies Thumzup Media iClick Interactive Asia Group Cardlytics Duos Technologies Group AstroNova Creatd QMMM B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) and Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in RILY or PYDS? 50.2% of B. Riley Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Payment Data Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 32.9% of B. Riley Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of Payment Data Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, RILY or PYDS? B. Riley Financial has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payment Data Systems has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor RILY or PYDS? In the previous week, B. Riley Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Payment Data Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for B. Riley Financial and 0 mentions for Payment Data Systems. B. Riley Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Payment Data Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that B. Riley Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment B. Riley Financial Positive Payment Data Systems Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RILY or PYDS? Payment Data Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B. Riley Financial. Payment Data Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B. Riley Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioB. Riley Financial$1.65B0.08-$99.91M-$27.77-0.15Payment Data Systems$25.02M1.24-$3.78M-$0.31-5.94 Is RILY or PYDS more profitable? B. Riley Financial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Payment Data Systems' net margin of -14.73%. B. Riley Financial's return on equity of 0.00% beat Payment Data Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets B. Riley FinancialN/A N/A N/A Payment Data Systems -14.73%-36.84%-5.90% SummaryB. Riley Financial beats Payment Data Systems on 8 of the 13 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$31.10M$36.59M$15.42B$9.11BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.70%4.02%P/E Ratio-5.9415.3328.4420.25Price / Sales1.240.4443.6099.65Price / CashN/A28.8126.7258.16Price / Book3.072.426.165.49Net Income-$3.78M-$470K$188.45M$250.27M Payment Data Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYDSPayment Data SystemsN/A$1.84+11.5%N/A+8.6%$31.10M$25.02M-5.94N/AHigh Trading VolumeRILYB. Riley Financial1.2061 of 5 stars$3.92+19.1%N/A-75.6%$100.33M$1.65B-0.142,383News CoverageGGRGogoro2.476 of 5 stars$0.38+11.4%$0.50+32.2%-75.8%$100.33M$310.52M-0.842,097ALARAlarum Technologies2.355 of 5 stars$13.99-0.5%$25.67+83.5%-64.3%$98.68M$31.82M20.8860Positive NewsTZUPThumzup MediaN/A$12.36+21.2%N/AN/A$96.99MN/A-18.186News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeICLKiClick Interactive Asia GroupN/A$9.43+12.3%N/A+550.3%$95.63M$130.44M0.001,190Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCDLXCardlytics3.8765 of 5 stars$1.79-1.1%$3.50+95.5%-78.2%$95.03M$278.30M-0.50500DUOTDuos Technologies Group2.8844 of 5 stars$7.75-1.3%$12.50+61.3%+154.3%$91.48M$7.28M-6.4670News CoverageALOTAstroNova1.8703 of 5 stars$11.71+0.9%N/A-19.7%$88.19M$151.28M-5.50340High Trading VolumeVOCLCreatdN/A$0.310.0%N/A-69.0%$86.31M$4.80M-0.31186Gap UpQMMMQMMMN/A$1.73+16.9%N/AN/A$84.67M$2.70M0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RILY Alternatives GGR Alternatives ALAR Alternatives TZUP Alternatives ICLK Alternatives CDLX Alternatives DUOT Alternatives ALOT Alternatives VOCL Alternatives QMMM 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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