Sports Entertainment Acquisition (NYSE:SEAH) and Paya (NASDAQ:PAYA) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sports Entertainment Acquisition and Paya, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Sports Entertainment Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Paya | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
Paya has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 36.48%. Given Paya's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paya is more favorable than Sports Entertainment Acquisition.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
41.2% of Paya shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Paya shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sports Entertainment Acquisition and Paya's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Sports Entertainment Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Paya | N/A | N/A | $4.28 million | $0.18 | 64.44 |
Profitability
This table compares Sports Entertainment Acquisition and Paya's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Sports Entertainment Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Paya | N/A | -1.98% | -0.03% |
Summary
Paya beats Sports Entertainment Acquisition on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.