Everi (EVRI) Competitors

WEX (NYSE:WEX) and Everi (NYSE:EVRI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, WEX or EVRI?

WEX has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everi has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WEX or EVRI?

WEX currently has a consensus price target of $176.90, suggesting a potential upside of 16.97%. Everi has a consensus price target of $12.83, suggesting a potential downside of 9.88%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe WEX is more favorable than Everi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEX	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Everi	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is WEX or EVRI more profitable?

WEX has a net margin of 12.07% compared to Everi's net margin of 1.92%. WEX's return on equity of 37.90% beat Everi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEX	12.07%	37.90%	3.93%
Everi	1.92%	5.66%	0.69%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WEX or EVRI?

97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Everi shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of WEX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Everi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WEX or EVRI?

WEX has higher revenue and earnings than Everi. WEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everi, 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
WEX	$2.63B	1.97	$309.60M	$7.76	19.49
Everi	$757.90M	1.63	$15.02M	$0.16	89.00

Does the media prefer WEX or EVRI?

In the previous week, WEX had 22 more articles in the media than Everi. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for WEX and 3 mentions for Everi. WEX's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Everi's score of 0.00 indicating that WEX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WEX	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Everi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

WEX beats Everi on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.