XELA vs. ASAP, NXTP, FA, ACVA, MPLN, ACCD, SHAP, TCJH, WTRH, and PALT
Should you be buying Exela Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exela Technologies include Waitr (ASAP), NextPlay Technologies (NXTP), First Advantage (FA), ACV Auctions (ACVA), MultiPlan (MPLN), Accolade (ACCD), Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 (SHAP), Top KingWin (TCJH), ASAP (WTRH), and Paltalk (PALT). These companies are all part of the "business services, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Exela Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA) and Waitr (NASDAQ:ASAP) are both small-cap business services, not elsewhere classified industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Exela Technologies has a net margin of -4.87% compared to Waitr's net margin of -111.96%.
16.3% of Exela Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Waitr shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exela Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Waitr shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Exela Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Waitr'saverage media sentiment score.
Exela Technologies has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waitr has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Exela Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Waitr.
Summary
Exela Technologies beats Waitr on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:XELA) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff