Paysafe (PSFE) Competitors

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Does the media favor PSFE or YY?

In the previous week, Paysafe had 8 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Paysafe and 1 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Paysafe's score of 0.40 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paysafe	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JOYY	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PSFE or YY?

Paysafe has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PSFE or YY?

JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than Paysafe. Paysafe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JOYY, 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
Paysafe	$1.70B	0.49	$22.16M	-$0.02	-694.60
JOYY	$2.24B	1.21	$301.82M	-$3.10	-16.27

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PSFE or YY?

54.4% of Paysafe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PSFE or YY?

Paysafe currently has a consensus price target of $16.95, indicating a potential upside of 22.01%. JOYY has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.61%. Given Paysafe's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paysafe is more favorable than JOYY.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysafe	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
JOYY	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is PSFE or YY more profitable?

JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Paysafe's net margin of -0.02%. Paysafe's return on equity of 10.41% beat JOYY's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysafe	-0.02%	10.41%	1.87%
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%

Summary

JOYY beats Paysafe on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.