Corpay (CPAY) Competitors

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor CPAY or PYPL?

In the previous week, PayPal had 20 more articles in the media than Corpay. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for PayPal and 35 mentions for Corpay. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Corpay's score of 0.90 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corpay	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PayPal	41 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CPAY or PYPL?

Corpay has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CPAY or PYPL?

PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Corpay. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corpay, 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
Corpay	$3.97B	5.49	$1.00B	$14.72	21.01
PayPal	$32.29B	2.01	$4.15B	$4.68	14.52

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CPAY or PYPL?

98.8% of Corpay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Corpay shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CPAY or PYPL?

Corpay presently has a consensus price target of $396.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.15%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.06%. Given Corpay's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corpay is more favorable than PayPal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corpay	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
PayPal	2 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Is CPAY or PYPL more profitable?

Corpay has a net margin of 25.17% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.49%. Corpay's return on equity of 39.13% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corpay	25.17%	39.13%	7.20%
PayPal	14.49%	25.35%	6.30%

Summary

Corpay beats PayPal on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.