Maximus (MMS) Competitors

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Maximus (NYSE:MMS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Do analysts prefer JKHY or MMS?

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $184.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. Maximus has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.74%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maximus is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Maximus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, JKHY or MMS?

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JKHY or MMS?

In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 10 more articles in the media than Maximus. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 7 mentions for Maximus. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.27 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Maximus	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JKHY or MMS a better dividend stock?

Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Maximus pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Maximus pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Jack Henry & Associates has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years and Maximus has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Maximus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is JKHY or MMS more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.83% compared to Maximus' net margin of 5.28%. Maximus' return on equity of 21.95% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack Henry & Associates	17.83%	21.55%	14.05%
Maximus	5.28%	21.95%	9.60%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JKHY or MMS?

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Maximus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Maximus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JKHY or MMS?

Maximus received 147 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.64% of users gave Maximus an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 302 52.71%	Underperform Votes 271 47.29%
Maximus	Outperform Votes 449 65.64%	Underperform Votes 235 34.36%

Which has better earnings and valuation, JKHY or MMS?

Jack Henry & Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maximus. Maximus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, 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
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.32B	5.64	$381.82M	$5.87	30.63
Maximus	$5.40B	0.74	$306.91M	$5.03	14.01

Summary

Jack Henry & Associates beats Maximus on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.