Paymentus (PAY) Competitors $35.10 -0.56 (-1.58%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.58 -0.51 (-1.46%) As of 05:35 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAY vs. GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, EEFT, WEX, MMS, WU, CSGS, and INODShould you be buying Paymentus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paymentus include Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), WEX (WEX), Maximus (MMS), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), and Innodata (INOD). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Paymentus vs. Its Competitors Global Payments Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Euronet Worldwide WEX Maximus Western Union CSG Systems International Innodata Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is PAY or GPN more profitable? Global Payments has a net margin of 15.54% compared to Paymentus' net margin of 5.19%. Global Payments' return on equity of 12.21% beat Paymentus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paymentus5.19% 10.84% 9.24% Global Payments 15.54%12.21%5.64% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PAY or GPN? 78.4% of Paymentus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.4% of Paymentus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PAY or GPN? Global Payments received 466 more outperform votes than Paymentus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.42% of users gave Global Payments an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Paymentus an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPaymentusOutperform Votes64159.63% Underperform Votes43440.37% Global PaymentsOutperform Votes110770.42% Underperform Votes46529.58% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PAY or GPN? Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Paymentus. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paymentus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPaymentus$962.11M4.56$22.32M$0.3989.99Global Payments$10.10B1.92$1.57B$6.2012.85 Which has more volatility & risk, PAY or GPN? Paymentus has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PAY or GPN? In the previous week, Global Payments had 6 more articles in the media than Paymentus. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Global Payments and 7 mentions for Paymentus. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Paymentus' score of 0.65 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paymentus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Global Payments 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PAY or GPN? Paymentus currently has a consensus price target of $36.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.86%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $110.91, suggesting a potential upside of 39.26%. Given Global Payments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Paymentus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paymentus 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Global Payments 1 Sell rating(s) 18 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 SummaryGlobal Payments beats Paymentus on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paymentus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAY 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 PAY 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 PAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPaymentusBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.39B$21.98B$14.33B$19.81BDividend YieldN/A3.40%2.60%3.84%P/E Ratio113.2139.6334.3535.67Price / Sales4.5612.97312.3246.74Price / Cash56.1532.3030.9317.52Price / Book10.116.095.464.84Net Income$22.32M$686.90M$195.72M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.94%0.92%2.66%1.94%1 Month Performance-7.94%3.50%3.69%3.03%1 Year Performance80.44%48.79%24.28%9.73% Paymentus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAYPaymentus3.1331 of 5 stars$35.10-1.6%$36.80+4.9%+79.1%$4.39B$962.11M113.211,260Short Interest ↓GPNGlobal Payments4.9706 of 5 stars$74.88-1.0%$110.91+48.1%-17.6%$18.26B$10.10B12.1225,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑JKHYJack Henry & Associates3.7084 of 5 stars$180.37-0.4%$184.10+2.1%+11.3%$13.13B$2.32B32.566,850Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GGenpact4.2495 of 5 stars$42.77-0.7%$50.71+18.6%+34.2%$7.48B$4.85B15.06109,600Dividend AnnouncementEXLSExlService3.6404 of 5 stars$45.90-0.2%$52.33+14.0%+63.5%$7.47B$1.90B40.2645,400Positive NewsEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.4767 of 5 stars$108.20-0.1%$125.57+16.1%+2.5%$4.68B$4.05B16.729,500Positive NewsWEXWEX4.7532 of 5 stars$131.74-0.9%$176.90+34.3%-21.1%$4.51B$2.61B17.575,600Positive NewsMMSMaximus4.0786 of 5 stars$71.23-1.8%$90.00+26.4%-16.9%$4.01B$5.40B15.3239,500Positive NewsWUWestern Union4.3204 of 5 stars$9.28+0.0%$10.78+16.1%-26.5%$3.07B$4.14B3.408,900CSGSCSG Systems International2.8131 of 5 stars$66.33+0.4%$70.71+6.6%+59.1%$1.92B$1.20B21.825,700News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionINODInnodata2.1018 of 5 stars$43.86+11.1%$55.00+25.4%+177.8%$1.39B$202.30M51.604,210Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Payments Alternatives Jack Henry & Associates Alternatives Genpact Alternatives ExlService Alternatives Euronet Worldwide Alternatives WEX Alternatives Maximus Alternatives Western Union Alternatives CSG Systems International 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:PAY) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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