PYDS vs. USIO, OG, TCTM, ZPTA, SWAG, ABTS, BTCM, GSMG, APCX, and DLPN
Should you be buying Payment Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Payment Data Systems include Usio (USIO), Onion Global (OG), TCTM Kids IT Education (TCTM), Zapata Computing (ZPTA), Stran & Company, Inc. (SWAG), Abits Group (ABTS), BIT Mining (BTCM), Glory Star New Media Group (GSMG), AppTech Payments (APCX), and Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) and Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
20.2% of Usio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Usio shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of Payment Data Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Payment Data Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Usio. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Payment Data Systems and 0 mentions for Usio. Payment Data Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Usio'saverage media sentiment score.
Usio has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payment Data Systems has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Usio has a net margin of -0.58% compared to Usio's net margin of -14.73%. Payment Data Systems' return on equity of -3.20% beat Usio's return on equity.
Payment Data Systems received 161 more outperform votes than Usio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Payment Data Systems an outperform vote while only 65.38% of users gave Usio an outperform vote.
Usio presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 166.67%. Given Payment Data Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Usio is more favorable than Payment Data Systems.
Usio has higher revenue and earnings than Payment Data Systems. Usio 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.
Summary
Usio beats Payment Data Systems on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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