WEX (WEX) Competitors $152.75 +3.22 (+2.15%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$152.56 -0.19 (-0.12%) As of 07/8/2025 06:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WEX vs. GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, EEFT, PAY, MMS, WU, CSGS, and INODShould 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), Paymentus (PAY), Maximus (MMS), 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 Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Euronet Worldwide Paymentus Maximus Western Union CSG Systems International Innodata Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media favor GPN or WEX? In the previous week, WEX had 11 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for WEX and 12 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat WEX's score of 0.48 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WEX 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, GPN or WEX? Global Payments has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GPN or WEX? 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 RatioGlobal Payments$10.11B1.95$1.57B$6.2013.01WEX$2.63B1.99$309.60M$7.7619.68 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GPN or WEX? 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate GPN or WEX? Global Payments presently has a consensus price target of $110.91, suggesting a potential upside of 37.52%. WEX has a consensus price target of $176.90, suggesting a potential upside of 15.81%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 18 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29WEX 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Is GPN or WEX more profitable? Global Payments has a net margin of 15.48% compared to WEX's net margin of 12.07%. WEX's return on equity of 37.90% beat Global Payments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Payments15.48% 12.33% 5.82% WEX 12.07%37.90%3.93% SummaryGlobal Payments and WEX tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WEX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWEXFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.12B$34.80B$13.08B$20.52BDividend YieldN/A2.40%2.71%3.76%P/E Ratio19.6829.5428.6227.79Price / Sales1.9910.5039.7640.48Price / Cash6.8919.9026.6222.26Price / Book4.087.806.234.58Net Income$309.60M$1.11B$188.58M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.81%-0.92%2.47%0.41%1 Month Performance9.96%1.77%3.21%3.59%1 Year Performance-14.20%46.19%39.11%14.47% WEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WEXWEX4.1453 of 5 stars$152.75+2.2%$176.90+15.8%-14.6%$5.12B$2.63B19.686,500GPNGlobal Payments4.9869 of 5 stars$80.23+1.9%$110.91+38.2%-15.6%$19.57B$10.10B12.9425,000JKHYJack Henry & Associates4.2578 of 5 stars$180.17+1.0%$185.11+2.7%+9.7%$13.12B$2.22B30.697,170Positive NewsGGenpact3.2281 of 5 stars$44.02+1.1%$50.71+15.2%+47.3%$7.70B$4.85B15.02140,000EXLSExlService4.6275 of 5 stars$43.79-0.1%$51.50+17.6%+41.3%$7.12B$1.90B33.1759,500High Trading VolumeEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.4421 of 5 stars$101.38-0.5%$125.57+23.9%+4.4%$4.38B$3.99B15.0210,600News CoveragePositive NewsPAYPaymentus4.147 of 5 stars$32.77+1.6%$36.80+12.3%+59.0%$4.10B$871.74M84.031,307Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeMMSMaximus3.8226 of 5 stars$70.38+0.6%$90.00+27.9%-16.1%$3.97B$5.31B13.9941,100News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementWUWestern Union4.3515 of 5 stars$8.44+0.8%$10.78+27.7%-29.2%$2.79B$4.21B3.159,100CSGSCSG Systems International3.555 of 5 stars$65.31+1.4%$70.71+8.3%+58.5%$1.89B$1.20B22.295,800Analyst ForecastINODInnodata0.6205 of 5 stars$51.22+5.0%$55.00+7.4%+202.5%$1.63B$170.46M49.256,648News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Payments Competitors Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors Euronet Worldwide Competitors Paymentus Competitors Maximus Competitors Western Union Competitors CSG Systems International Competitors Innodata Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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