WEX (WEX) Competitors

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor JKHY or WEX?

In the previous week, WEX had 1 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for WEX and 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. WEX's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 1.27 indicating that WEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WEX	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer JKHY or WEX?

Jack Henry & Associates presently has a consensus price target of $184.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. WEX has a consensus price target of $176.90, indicating a potential upside of 25.76%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WEX is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
WEX	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JKHY or WEX?

WEX received 201 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.53% of users gave WEX an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jack Henry & Associates	Outperform Votes 302 52.71%	Underperform Votes 271 47.29%
WEX	Outperform Votes 503 59.53%	Underperform Votes 342 40.47%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JKHY or WEX?

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of WEX shares are owned 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JKHY or WEX?

Jack Henry & Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WEX. WEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, 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
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.32B	5.64	$381.82M	$5.87	30.63
WEX	$2.61B	1.84	$309.60M	$7.76	18.13

Which has more risk & volatility, JKHY or WEX?

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JKHY or WEX more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.83% compared to WEX's net margin of 11.78%. WEX's return on equity of 32.35% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack Henry & Associates	17.83%	21.55%	14.05%
WEX	11.78%	32.35%	3.89%

Summary

WEX beats Jack Henry & Associates on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.