Scienjoy (SJ) Competitors

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) and Scienjoy (NASDAQ:SJ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer PAYS or SJ?

Paysign currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 160.42%. Given Paysign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Paysign is more favorable than Scienjoy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Scienjoy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PAYS or SJ?

Paysign has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scienjoy has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAYS or SJ?

Paysign received 101 more outperform votes than Scienjoy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Scienjoy an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Paysign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paysign	Outperform Votes 103 55.38%	Underperform Votes 83 44.62%
Scienjoy	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAYS or SJ?

25.9% of Paysign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Scienjoy shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Paysign shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Scienjoy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PAYS or SJ?

In the previous week, Scienjoy had 2 more articles in the media than Paysign. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Scienjoy and 2 mentions for Paysign. Paysign's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Scienjoy's score of 0.06 indicating that Paysign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paysign	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scienjoy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PAYS or SJ more profitable?

Paysign has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Scienjoy's net margin of 3.01%. Paysign's return on equity of 30.64% beat Scienjoy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysign	14.28%	30.64%	4.82%
Scienjoy	3.01%	4.55%	3.78%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PAYS or SJ?

Paysign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scienjoy. Scienjoy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paysign, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paysign	$58.38M	2.21	$6.46M	$0.07	34.29
Scienjoy	$1.36B	0.03	-$4.34M	$0.13	7.19

Summary

Paysign beats Scienjoy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.