Evertec (EVTC) Competitors

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Evertec (NYSE:EVTC) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer FOUR or EVTC?

In the previous week, Evertec had 3 more articles in the media than Shift4 Payments. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Evertec and 5 mentions for Shift4 Payments. Shift4 Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Evertec's score of 0.93 indicating that Shift4 Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shift4 Payments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evertec	6 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 believe in FOUR or EVTC?

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Evertec shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Evertec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer FOUR or EVTC?

Shift4 Payments presently has a consensus target price of $114.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.98%. Evertec has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Shift4 Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Evertec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shift4 Payments	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Evertec	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, FOUR or EVTC?

Shift4 Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Evertec. Evertec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, 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
Shift4 Payments	$3.33B	2.43	$229.60M	$2.70	33.90
Evertec	$845.49M	2.73	$112.62M	$2.12	17.04

Is FOUR or EVTC more profitable?

Evertec has a net margin of 15.56% compared to Shift4 Payments' net margin of 6.11%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 37.05% beat Evertec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shift4 Payments	6.11%	37.05%	6.88%
Evertec	15.56%	36.67%	10.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, FOUR or EVTC?

Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evertec has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats Evertec on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.