Waystar (WAY) Competitors

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

Is PINS or WAY more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 49.31% compared to Waystar's net margin of 8.50%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.44% beat Waystar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	49.31%	8.44%	7.41%
Waystar	8.50%	5.65%	3.81%

Does the media favor PINS or WAY?

In the previous week, Pinterest had 66 more articles in the media than Waystar. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Pinterest and 10 mentions for Waystar. Waystar's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Pinterest's score of 0.54 indicating that Waystar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinterest	28 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waystar	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PINS or WAY?

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Waystar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PINS or WAY?

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than Waystar. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waystar, 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
Pinterest	$3.65B	6.66	$1.86B	$2.79	12.82
Waystar	$1.01B	6.09	-$19.12M	$0.48	73.65

Which has more volatility & risk, PINS or WAY?

Pinterest has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waystar has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PINS or WAY?

Pinterest presently has a consensus target price of $42.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.50%. Waystar has a consensus target price of $43.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.35%. Given Waystar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than Pinterest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Waystar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.15

Summary

Pinterest beats Waystar on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.