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WAY vs. HUBS, ZM, PTC, PINS, CYBR, TTD, IOT, FIG, CHKP, and NBIS

Should you be buying Waystar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waystar include HubSpot (HUBS), Zoom Communications (ZM), PTC (PTC), Pinterest (PINS), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Trade Desk (TTD), Samsara (IOT), Figma (FIG), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), and Nebius Group (NBIS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Waystar vs. Its Competitors

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) and HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Waystar$943.55M6.97-$19.12M$0.4878.69
HubSpot$2.63B10.31$4.63M-$0.23-2,235.35

Waystar has a net margin of 8.50% compared to HubSpot's net margin of -0.42%. Waystar's return on equity of 5.65% beat HubSpot's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Waystar8.50% 5.65% 3.81%
HubSpot -0.42%1.74%0.90%

90.4% of HubSpot shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Waystar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of HubSpot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Waystar had 2 more articles in the media than HubSpot. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Waystar and 13 mentions for HubSpot. HubSpot's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Waystar's score of 0.62 indicating that HubSpot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Waystar
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HubSpot
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Waystar currently has a consensus price target of $45.14, suggesting a potential upside of 19.52%. HubSpot has a consensus price target of $722.93, suggesting a potential upside of 40.61%. Given HubSpot's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HubSpot is more favorable than Waystar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Waystar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
HubSpot
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.97

Waystar has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HubSpot has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waystar beats HubSpot on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WAY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WAY vs. The Competition

MetricWaystarINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.57B$20.38B$32.75B$10.52B
Dividend YieldN/A3.52%3.14%4.57%
P/E Ratio78.6977.77452.7426.62
Price / Sales6.9791.801,859.60119.62
Price / Cash20.4587.0638.4861.85
Price / Book2.119.177.306.45
Net Income-$19.12M$355.94M$810.65M$271.57M
7 Day Performance-1.25%3.18%3.59%2.83%
1 Month Performance4.22%7.63%7.46%7.27%
1 Year Performance38.20%90.92%24,212.84%26.07%

Waystar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WAY
Waystar
4.4336 of 5 stars
$37.77
+0.2%
$45.14
+19.5%
+37.9%$6.57B$943.55M78.691,500Analyst Downgrade
HUBS
HubSpot
4.7435 of 5 stars
$508.16
+3.4%
$722.93
+42.3%
-0.6%$25.90B$2.63B-2,209.398,246Positive News
ZM
Zoom Communications
4.5596 of 5 stars
$84.63
+0.8%
$90.30
+6.7%
+23.7%$25.41B$4.75B22.337,412Analyst Downgrade
PTC
PTC
4.1903 of 5 stars
$204.15
-0.5%
$202.14
-1.0%
+17.1%$24.57B$2.30B48.157,501Analyst Upgrade
PINS
Pinterest
4.0342 of 5 stars
$36.25
+3.5%
$42.40
+17.0%
+16.3%$23.82B$3.91B12.994,666Positive News
CYBR
CyberArk Software
1.4042 of 5 stars
$475.95
+2.1%
$435.11
-8.6%
+75.0%$23.05B$1.00B-141.231,205Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TTD
Trade Desk
4.007 of 5 stars
$45.54
+0.9%
$87.67
+92.5%
-57.9%$22.08B$2.44B54.873,522
IOT
Samsara
3.3753 of 5 stars
$39.46
+3.1%
$49.38
+25.2%
-20.4%$21.78B$1.25B-246.593,500Positive News
Insider Trade
FIG
Figma
2.8702 of 5 stars
$54.01
+1.8%
$67.43
+24.8%
N/A$21.76BN/A72.991,646Gap Up
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.6511 of 5 stars
$198.00
+1.4%
$227.58
+14.9%
+3.6%$21.47B$2.57B25.786,669Positive News
NBIS
Nebius Group
1.1357 of 5 stars
$90.96
+0.6%
$80.80
-11.2%
N/A$21.31B$117.50M-159.581,371Trending News
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This page (NASDAQ:WAY) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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