WEX (WEX) Competitors $121.71 -8.66 (-6.64%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$121.54 -0.16 (-0.13%) As of 05:47 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. JKHY, G, EXLS, EEFT, MMS, WU, PAY, CSGS, EVRI, and INODShould you be buying WEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEX include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Western Union (WU), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Everi (EVRI), and Innodata (INOD). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. WEX vs. Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Euronet Worldwide Maximus Western Union Paymentus CSG Systems International Everi Innodata WEX (NYSE:WEX) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Is WEX or JKHY 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 WEX11.78% 32.35% 3.89% Jack Henry & Associates 17.83%21.55%14.05% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WEX or JKHY? 97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of WEX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer WEX or JKHY? WEX presently has a consensus price target of $185.80, suggesting a potential upside of 49.12%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus price target of $185.30, suggesting a potential upside of 6.46%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe WEX is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WEX 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Jack Henry & Associates 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 Does the media prefer WEX or JKHY? In the previous week, WEX had 11 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for WEX and 19 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat WEX's score of 1.02 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEX 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jack Henry & Associates 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WEX or JKHY? WEX received 202 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.74% of users gave WEX an outperform vote while only 52.81% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWEXOutperform Votes50359.74% Underperform Votes33940.26% Jack Henry & AssociatesOutperform Votes30152.81% Underperform Votes26947.19% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WEX or JKHY? Jack Henry & Associates has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWEX$2.63B1.62$309.60M$7.5016.61Jack Henry & Associates$2.27B5.58$381.82M$5.5431.42 Which has more volatility & risk, WEX or JKHY? WEX has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWEX beats Jack Henry & Associates on 10 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricWEXBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.26B$20.46B$22.20B$19.02BDividend YieldN/A2.65%2.58%4.03%P/E Ratio16.6033.7730.8233.12Price / Sales1.627.49169.1628.04Price / Cash8.3332.3031.5117.52Price / Book3.335.245.094.51Net Income$309.60M$676.58M$196.18M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.17%0.81%1.63%1.38%1 Month Performance-22.65%2.31%4.37%-1.99%1 Year Performance-40.49%21.54%13.35%5.28% WEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WEXWEX4.776 of 5 stars$121.71-6.6%$185.80+52.7%-38.2%$4.17B$2.63B16.235,600Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.2099 of 5 stars$170.05-0.5%$186.45+9.6%+6.6%$12.40B$2.27B30.706,850Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGGenpact3.4637 of 5 stars$48.26+0.5%$50.38+4.4%+63.6%$8.48B$4.77B16.99109,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEXLSExlService3.4902 of 5 stars$44.46+0.1%$48.86+9.9%+67.2%$7.22B$1.84B39.0045,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.7952 of 5 stars$98.33+1.6%$125.57+27.7%-3.5%$4.25B$3.99B15.209,500News CoverageMMSMaximus4.421 of 5 stars$67.47-0.4%$90.00+33.4%-16.6%$3.82B$5.38B14.5139,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWUWestern Union4.4168 of 5 stars$10.16+0.2%$10.78+6.1%-26.3%$3.36B$4.14B3.728,900Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionPAYPaymentus1.838 of 5 stars$32.11+2.3%$30.00-6.6%+59.5%$3.02B$871.75M103.581,260Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCSGSCSG Systems International3.9911 of 5 stars$59.38+0.5%$70.71+19.1%+27.3%$1.65B$1.20B19.535,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageEVRIEveri1.5717 of 5 stars$13.85+0.1%$12.83-7.3%+71.7%$1.20B$757.90M92.341,550Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsINODInnodata2.0861 of 5 stars$38.23+0.4%$53.00+38.6%+547.6%$1.20B$170.46M44.984,210Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors Euronet Worldwide Competitors Maximus Competitors Western Union Competitors Paymentus Competitors CSG Systems International Competitors Everi 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump to solve American wealth loss?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? If you’ve ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... Announcing the creation of a national strategic re...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. He pulled Tesla and SpaceX back from the brink of col...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredThe Worst Year in American Financial History?Economist Explains: The Curse on the U.S. Dollar Yes, there is a Curse on the U.S. Dollar... and it's behin...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. Tim ...Investors Alley | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out n...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump and Buffett Are Quietly Leading America’s Gold RevivalThe “Buffett Indicator” Predicts Gold Set To Dominate for Next Decade Each time the Buffett Indicator has...Golden Portfolio | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding WEX Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share WEX With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
