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WEX vs. GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, MMS, PAY, EEFT, INOD, WU, and CSGS

Should you be buying WEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEX include Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Innodata (INOD), Western Union (WU), and CSG Systems International (CSGS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.

WEX vs. Its Competitors

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than WEX. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Global Payments$10.11B2.10$1.57B$5.7215.28
WEX$2.60B2.11$309.60M$7.9120.22

In the previous week, Global Payments had 12 more articles in the media than WEX. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Global Payments and 18 mentions for WEX. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat WEX's score of 0.79 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Global Payments
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WEX
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Global Payments has a net margin of 15.07% compared to WEX's net margin of 11.79%. WEX's return on equity of 41.87% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Global Payments15.07% 12.47% 5.97%
WEX 11.79%41.87%3.71%

Global Payments has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Global Payments presently has a consensus price target of $103.37, indicating a potential upside of 18.24%. WEX has a consensus price target of $173.91, indicating a potential upside of 8.72%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Global Payments is more favorable than WEX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Global Payments
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
WEX
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Global Payments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of WEX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global Payments beats WEX on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WEX vs. The Competition

MetricWEXFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.48B$34.77B$26.86B$22.02B
Dividend YieldN/A2.31%2.86%3.59%
P/E Ratio20.2240.5322.8433.12
Price / Sales2.1122.36955.8260.09
Price / Cash7.1716.2430.1824.22
Price / Book4.277.217.764.68
Net Income$309.60M$1.14B$198.43M$1.01B
7 Day Performance6.52%3.14%1.38%2.22%
1 Month Performance-1.20%-2.35%-0.92%1.17%
1 Year Performance-11.68%25.74%51.87%13.47%

WEX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEX
WEX
4.1141 of 5 stars
$159.97
-0.1%
$173.91
+8.7%
-24.8%$5.48B$2.60B20.226,500News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
GPN
Global Payments
4.9714 of 5 stars
$84.24
+1.7%
$103.75
+23.2%
-12.4%$20.10B$10.11B14.7327,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.7283 of 5 stars
$152.19
+0.4%
$174.88
+14.9%
-15.6%$11.01B$2.38B24.397,400Analyst Forecast
G
Genpact
4.2729 of 5 stars
$39.54
+0.4%
$52.29
+32.2%
+3.7%$6.86B$4.77B13.14140,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
EXLS
ExlService
4.8893 of 5 stars
$40.81
-1.1%
$51.33
+25.8%
+5.2%$6.66B$1.84B28.3459,500Upcoming Earnings
MMS
Maximus
2.86 of 5 stars
$85.31
-0.2%
$90.00
+5.5%
+0.8%$4.82B$5.31B15.7141,100Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
3.0059 of 5 stars
$28.70
-5.3%
$37.00
+28.9%
+26.3%$3.80B$871.74M66.731,307
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.8254 of 5 stars
$83.03
-0.1%
$121.17
+45.9%
-15.8%$3.41B$3.99B11.3910,600Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
INOD
Innodata
1.5667 of 5 stars
$81.68
-1.9%
$72.00
-11.9%
+289.6%$2.65B$170.46M65.876,648Gap Up
WU
Western Union
3.9448 of 5 stars
$8.14
+2.6%
$8.50
+4.5%
-29.3%$2.56B$4.21B3.089,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Gap Up
CSGS
CSG Systems International
2.8759 of 5 stars
$63.68
+1.1%
$71.29
+11.9%
+39.8%$1.81B$1.20B22.035,800Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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