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PAGS vs. STNE, NU, ZG, ICLR, and STN

Should you buy PagSeguro Digital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares PagSeguro Digital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with PagSeguro Digital include StoneCo (STNE), NU (NU), Zillow Group (ZG), Icon (ICLR), and Stantec (STN).

How does PagSeguro Digital compare to StoneCo?

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) and PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

StoneCo has a net margin of 15.38% compared to PagSeguro Digital's net margin of 10.37%. StoneCo's return on equity of 21.55% beat PagSeguro Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StoneCo	15.38%	21.55%	4.30%
PagSeguro Digital	10.37%	16.20%	3.33%

StoneCo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PagSeguro Digital. StoneCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PagSeguro Digital, 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
StoneCo	$13.40B	0.18	$425.73M	$1.53	6.34
PagSeguro Digital	$20.41B	0.12	$379.40M	$1.28	7.04

73.2% of StoneCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of StoneCo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, PagSeguro Digital had 2 more articles in the media than StoneCo. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for PagSeguro Digital and 6 mentions for StoneCo. StoneCo's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat PagSeguro Digital's score of -0.01 indicating that StoneCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
StoneCo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PagSeguro Digital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

StoneCo has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

StoneCo presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 116.49%. PagSeguro Digital has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. Given StoneCo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe StoneCo is more favorable than PagSeguro Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StoneCo	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

StoneCo beats PagSeguro Digital on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PagSeguro Digital compare to NU?

NU (NYSE:NU) and PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

NU has a net margin of 18.19% compared to PagSeguro Digital's net margin of 10.37%. NU's return on equity of 30.68% beat PagSeguro Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NU	18.19%	30.68%	4.72%
PagSeguro Digital	10.37%	16.20%	3.33%

NU has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PagSeguro Digital. PagSeguro Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NU, 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
NU	$15.77B	3.98	$2.87B	$0.58	22.27
PagSeguro Digital	$20.41B	0.12	$379.40M	$1.28	7.04

84.0% of NU shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of NU shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, NU had 7 more articles in the media than PagSeguro Digital. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for NU and 8 mentions for PagSeguro Digital. NU's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat PagSeguro Digital's score of -0.01 indicating that NU is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NU	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PagSeguro Digital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

NU has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

NU presently has a consensus target price of $18.46, indicating a potential upside of 42.93%. PagSeguro Digital has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. Given NU's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NU is more favorable than PagSeguro Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NU	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

NU beats PagSeguro Digital on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PagSeguro Digital compare to Zillow Group?

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) and PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

20.3% of Zillow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.9% of Zillow Group shares are owned 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.

PagSeguro Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Zillow Group. PagSeguro Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, 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
Zillow Group	$2.69B	3.37	$23M	$0.25	151.44
PagSeguro Digital	$20.41B	0.12	$379.40M	$1.28	7.04

In the previous week, Zillow Group had 8 more articles in the media than PagSeguro Digital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Zillow Group and 8 mentions for PagSeguro Digital. PagSeguro Digital's average media sentiment score of -0.01 beat Zillow Group's score of -0.27 indicating that PagSeguro Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zillow Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PagSeguro Digital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Zillow Group has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

PagSeguro Digital has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of 2.27%. PagSeguro Digital's return on equity of 16.20% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	2.27%	1.41%	1.22%
PagSeguro Digital	10.37%	16.20%	3.33%

Zillow Group currently has a consensus price target of $71.24, indicating a potential upside of 88.16%. PagSeguro Digital has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. Given Zillow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than PagSeguro Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Zillow Group beats PagSeguro Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PagSeguro Digital compare to Icon?

PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS) and Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

PagSeguro Digital has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Icon's net margin of 7.40%. PagSeguro Digital's return on equity of 16.20% beat Icon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PagSeguro Digital	10.37%	16.20%	3.33%
Icon	7.40%	10.58%	6.01%

PagSeguro Digital currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. Icon has a consensus target price of $149.38, indicating a potential upside of 27.58%. Given PagSeguro Digital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PagSeguro Digital is more favorable than Icon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Icon	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Icon has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Icon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PagSeguro Digital. PagSeguro Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Icon, 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
PagSeguro Digital	$20.41B	0.12	$379.40M	$1.28	7.04
Icon	$8.28B	1.14	$791.47M	$7.39	15.84

In the previous week, PagSeguro Digital had 2 more articles in the media than Icon. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for PagSeguro Digital and 6 mentions for Icon. Icon's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat PagSeguro Digital's score of -0.01 indicating that Icon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PagSeguro Digital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Icon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Icon shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of Icon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Icon beats PagSeguro Digital on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PagSeguro Digital compare to Stantec?

PagSeguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS) and Stantec (NYSE:STN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

PagSeguro Digital has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Stantec's net margin of 5.90%. Stantec's return on equity of 17.56% beat PagSeguro Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PagSeguro Digital	10.37%	16.20%	3.33%
Stantec	5.90%	17.56%	7.31%

PagSeguro Digital currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. Stantec has a consensus target price of $175.00, indicating a potential upside of 140.33%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than PagSeguro Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PagSeguro Digital	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

PagSeguro Digital has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

PagSeguro Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. PagSeguro Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, 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
PagSeguro Digital	$20.41B	0.12	$379.40M	$1.28	7.04
Stantec	$8.14B	1.02	$343.11M	$3.12	23.34

In the previous week, Stantec had 6 more articles in the media than PagSeguro Digital. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Stantec and 8 mentions for PagSeguro Digital. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat PagSeguro Digital's score of -0.01 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PagSeguro Digital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stantec	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

45.9% of PagSeguro Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Stantec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PagSeguro Digital pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. PagSeguro Digital pays out 81.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stantec pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Summary

Stantec beats PagSeguro Digital on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PAGS vs. The Competition

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Metric	PagSeguro Digital	Financial Transaction Services Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.52B	$28.67B	$6.32B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	10.68%	3.14%	3.12%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	7.04	33.71	31.59	28.39
Price / Sales	0.12	7.98	433.34	40.00
Price / Cash	3.66	15.69	23.44	25.11
Price / Book	0.96	5.60	6.75	4.76
Net Income	$379.40M	$1.08B	$200.71M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-11.07%	-3.20%	-0.55%	-0.76%
1 Month Performance	-17.31%	3.56%	1.42%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	-7.45%	-12.21%	36.41%	25.04%

PagSeguro Digital Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PAGS PagSeguro Digital	4.9046 of 5 stars	$9.01 +4.3%	$12.00 +33.3%	-12.4%	$2.52B	$20.41B	7.04	8,595	News Coverage Earnings Report
STNE StoneCo	4.9301 of 5 stars	$10.42 -3.2%	$21.00 +101.5%	-30.2%	$2.68B	$2.53B	6.81	16,793	Earnings Report
NU NU	4.915 of 5 stars	$13.51 -2.1%	$18.46 +36.7%	-2.5%	$67.01B	$10.63B	23.28	10,027	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
ZG Zillow Group	3.8168 of 5 stars	$40.65 -3.1%	$71.24 +75.2%	-43.8%	$10.06B	$2.58B	162.60	7,068	Analyst Forecast
ICLR Icon	4.7647 of 5 stars	$118.96 -4.4%	$149.38 +25.6%	-16.4%	$10.05B	$8.28B	16.10	41,900

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PAGS vs. STNE, NU, ZG, ICLR, and STN

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PAGS vs. STNE, NU, ZG, ICLR, and STN

How does PagSeguro Digital compare to StoneCo?

Is STNE or PAGS more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, STNE or PAGS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in STNE or PAGS?

Does the media prefer STNE or PAGS?

Which has more risk & volatility, STNE or PAGS?

Do analysts prefer STNE or PAGS?

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How does PagSeguro Digital compare to NU?

Is NU or PAGS more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, NU or PAGS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NU or PAGS?

Does the media prefer NU or PAGS?

Which has more risk & volatility, NU or PAGS?

Do analysts prefer NU or PAGS?

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How does PagSeguro Digital compare to Zillow Group?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ZG or PAGS?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ZG or PAGS?

Does the media refer more to ZG or PAGS?

Which has more volatility and risk, ZG or PAGS?

Is ZG or PAGS more profitable?

Do analysts rate ZG or PAGS?

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How does PagSeguro Digital compare to Icon?

Is PAGS or ICLR more profitable?

Do analysts rate PAGS or ICLR?

Which has more risk and volatility, PAGS or ICLR?

Which has better valuation and earnings, PAGS or ICLR?

Does the media prefer PAGS or ICLR?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAGS or ICLR?

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How does PagSeguro Digital compare to Stantec?

Is PAGS or STN more profitable?

Do analysts rate PAGS or STN?

Which has more volatility and risk, PAGS or STN?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PAGS or STN?

Does the media prefer PAGS or STN?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAGS or STN?

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