Thryv (THRY) Competitors

Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) and EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, THRY or EVTC?

Thryv has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVERTEC has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend THRY or EVTC?

Thryv currently has a consensus price target of $21.40, indicating a potential upside of 55.98%. EVERTEC has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.69%. Given Thryv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Thryv is more favorable than EVERTEC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thryv	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
EVERTEC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is THRY or EVTC more profitable?

EVERTEC has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Thryv's net margin of -38.87%. EVERTEC's return on equity of 33.01% beat Thryv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thryv	-38.87%	-42.95%	-8.52%
EVERTEC	10.20%	33.01%	8.85%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in THRY or EVTC?

96.4% of Thryv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of EVERTEC shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Thryv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of EVERTEC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THRY or EVTC?

EVERTEC received 256 more outperform votes than Thryv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.58% of users gave Thryv an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave EVERTEC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Thryv	Outperform Votes 31 64.58%	Underperform Votes 17 35.42%
EVERTEC	Outperform Votes 287 59.30%	Underperform Votes 197 40.70%

Does the media prefer THRY or EVTC?

In the previous week, Thryv had 1 more articles in the media than EVERTEC. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Thryv and 3 mentions for EVERTEC. EVERTEC's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Thryv's score of 0.85 indicating that EVERTEC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Thryv	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EVERTEC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, THRY or EVTC?

EVERTEC has higher revenue and earnings than Thryv. Thryv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVERTEC, 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
Thryv	$771.90M	0.78	-$259.30M	-$2.53	-5.42
EVERTEC	$868.96M	2.74	$79.72M	$1.99	18.84

Summary

EVERTEC beats Thryv on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.