Maximus (MMS) Competitors $73.78 -1.09 (-1.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.39 -0.39 (-0.53%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MMS vs. JKHY, G, EXLS, PAY, EEFT, WEX, WU, CSGS, EVRI, and INODShould you be buying Maximus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Maximus include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Paymentus (PAY), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), WEX (WEX), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Everi (EVRI), and Innodata (INOD). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Maximus vs. Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Paymentus Euronet Worldwide WEX Western Union CSG Systems International Everi Innodata Maximus (NYSE:MMS) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment. Do analysts rate MMS or JKHY? Maximus currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.98%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus price target of $184.10, indicating a potential upside of 0.61%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Maximus is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Maximus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Jack Henry & Associates 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MMS or JKHY? 97.2% of Maximus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Maximus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MMS or JKHY a better dividend stock? Maximus pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Maximus pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 39.5% 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. Maximus has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Jack Henry & Associates has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years. Maximus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is MMS or JKHY 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 Maximus5.28% 21.95% 9.60% Jack Henry & Associates 17.83%21.55%14.05% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MMS or JKHY? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMaximusOutperform Votes44965.64% Underperform Votes23534.36% Jack Henry & AssociatesOutperform Votes30252.71% Underperform Votes27147.29% Which has more volatility and risk, MMS or JKHY? Maximus has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MMS or JKHY? In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 3 more articles in the media than Maximus. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 14 mentions for Maximus. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Maximus' score of 1.22 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Maximus 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jack Henry & Associates 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, MMS or JKHY? Jack Henry & Associates has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaximus$5.40B0.77$306.91M$5.0314.67Jack Henry & Associates$2.32B5.74$381.82M$5.8731.17 SummaryJack Henry & Associates beats Maximus on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Maximus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMaximusBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.16B$21.59B$16.37B$19.37BDividend Yield1.60%2.62%2.49%3.84%P/E Ratio15.8737.6632.2034.23Price / Sales0.777.98266.8434.85Price / Cash7.9632.3031.5317.51Price / Book2.545.875.284.69Net Income$306.91M$692.23M$195.26M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.65%-1.32%-0.94%-1.34%1 Month Performance10.06%29.39%17.47%9.79%1 Year Performance-15.36%35.12%14.62%3.27% Maximus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSMaximus3.8282 of 5 stars$73.78-1.5%$90.00+22.0%-13.5%$4.16B$5.40B15.8739,500Positive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates3.8319 of 5 stars$184.29+0.9%$184.10-0.1%+9.8%$13.42B$2.32B33.276,850GGenpact4.0373 of 5 stars$44.08-0.2%$50.71+15.1%+29.3%$7.71B$4.85B15.52109,600Positive NewsEXLSExlService3.9423 of 5 stars$46.29+0.5%$52.33+13.1%+49.7%$7.53B$1.90B40.6145,400News CoveragePositive NewsPAYPaymentus2.944 of 5 stars$39.75+2.1%$36.00-9.4%+111.6%$4.97B$962.11M128.231,260Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.4711 of 5 stars$110.87-0.2%$125.57+13.3%-3.3%$4.79B$4.05B17.149,500Positive NewsWEXWEX4.5809 of 5 stars$137.66-1.3%$182.40+32.5%-29.3%$4.71B$2.61B18.355,600News CoveragePositive NewsWUWestern Union4.5673 of 5 stars$9.88-0.6%$10.78+9.1%-24.5%$3.27B$4.14B3.628,900Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCSGSCSG Systems International3.6327 of 5 stars$64.73-1.4%$70.71+9.2%+51.6%$1.88B$1.20B21.295,700Analyst UpgradeEVRIEveri1.2996 of 5 stars$14.08flat$12.83-8.9%+89.6%$1.22B$749.85M93.871,550Positive NewsINODInnodata2.9656 of 5 stars$38.49+4.8%$55.00+42.9%+204.8%$1.22B$202.30M45.284,210Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jack Henry & Associates Alternatives Genpact Alternatives ExlService Alternatives Paymentus Alternatives Euronet Worldwide Alternatives WEX Alternatives Western Union Alternatives CSG Systems International Alternatives Everi Alternatives Innodata Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MMS) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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