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$173.87 -2.08 (-1.18%)
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WEX vs. GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, EEFT, MMS, PAY, WU, CSGS, and INOD

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), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), and Innodata (INOD). 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, WEX had 32 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for WEX and 15 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat WEX's score of 0.56 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
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WEX
14 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Global Payments has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Global Payments has a net margin of 15.48% 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 Payments15.48% 12.33% 5.82%
WEX 11.79%41.87%3.71%

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$10.11B2.01$1.57B$6.2013.43
WEX$2.60B2.29$309.60M$7.9121.98

Global Payments currently has a consensus price target of $111.65, indicating a potential upside of 34.08%. WEX has a consensus price target of $180.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.67%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Global Payments is more favorable than WEX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Global Payments
1 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.34
WEX
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Summary

Global Payments and WEX tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WEX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$6.03B$34.41B$14.93B$21.03B
Dividend YieldN/A2.40%2.74%3.60%
P/E Ratio21.9828.9028.8627.92
Price / Sales2.2910.1348.1567.85
Price / Cash8.1018.9027.1523.29
Price / Book6.097.536.004.54
Net Income$309.60M$1.11B$196.66M$993.24M
7 Day Performance6.36%-0.19%-3.25%-1.51%
1 Month Performance18.26%-3.92%1.72%3.16%
1 Year Performance-5.60%36.67%25.55%9.14%

WEX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEX
WEX
4.5956 of 5 stars
$173.87
-1.2%
$180.25
+3.7%
-6.8%$6.03B$2.60B21.986,500Analyst Forecast
GPN
Global Payments
4.9925 of 5 stars
$81.16
-0.9%
$111.55
+37.4%
-18.0%$19.79B$10.11B13.0927,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
3.8046 of 5 stars
$176.86
-1.0%
$185.11
+4.7%
+3.1%$12.88B$2.22B30.137,170Positive News
G
Genpact
3.6869 of 5 stars
$44.91
-1.0%
$49.75
+10.8%
+30.2%$7.85B$4.77B15.33140,000
EXLS
ExlService
4.754 of 5 stars
$42.59
+0.1%
$51.50
+20.9%
+22.3%$6.93B$1.84B32.2759,500Trending News
Earnings Report
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.3983 of 5 stars
$101.02
+1.5%
$126.86
+25.6%
+0.9%$4.37B$3.99B14.9710,600Positive News
MMS
Maximus
4.1245 of 5 stars
$70.91
-0.2%
$90.00
+26.9%
-22.9%$4.00B$5.31B14.1041,100Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
3.9988 of 5 stars
$29.32
+1.3%
$36.80
+25.5%
+32.0%$3.67B$871.74M75.191,307Upcoming Earnings
WU
Western Union
4.3579 of 5 stars
$8.12
+1.2%
$10.33
+27.3%
-37.0%$2.68B$4.21B3.039,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.6538 of 5 stars
$62.11
+0.5%
$70.71
+13.9%
+34.9%$1.79B$1.20B15.685,800Upcoming Earnings
INOD
Innodata
1.7483 of 5 stars
$47.74
-3.1%
$55.00
+15.2%
+151.7%$1.52B$170.46M45.906,648Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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