FA vs. WNS, PAY, PAYO, FLYW, ADV, MAX, RPAY, ENV, PSFE, and VVI
Should you be buying First Advantage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Advantage include WNS (WNS), Paymentus (PAY), Payoneer Global (PAYO), Flywire (FLYW), Advantage Solutions (ADV), MediaAlpha (MAX), Repay (RPAY), Envestnet (ENV), Paysafe (PSFE), and Viad (VVI). These companies are all part of the "business services, not elsewhere classified" industry.
WNS (NYSE:WNS) and First Advantage (NYSE:FA) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
97.4% of WNS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of WNS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of First Advantage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
WNS has a net margin of 12.59% compared to WNS's net margin of 4.88%. First Advantage's return on equity of 21.71% beat WNS's return on equity.
WNS has higher revenue and earnings than First Advantage. WNS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Advantage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, First Advantage had 7 more articles in the media than WNS. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for First Advantage and 21 mentions for WNS. WNS's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat First Advantage's score of -0.09 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
WNS currently has a consensus target price of $73.50, suggesting a potential upside of 77.71%. First Advantage has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.02%. Given First Advantage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WNS is more favorable than First Advantage.
WNS received 494 more outperform votes than First Advantage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.41% of users gave WNS an outperform vote while only 56.10% of users gave First Advantage an outperform vote.
WNS has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
WNS beats First Advantage on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get First Advantage News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
First Advantage Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
