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WEX vs. GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, EEFT, PAY, MMS, 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), 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 (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.

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

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.

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$10.11B1.95$1.57B$6.2013.01
WEX$2.63B1.99$309.60M$7.7619.68

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.

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)
2.29
WEX
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.23

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%

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$5.12B$34.80B$13.08B$20.52B
Dividend YieldN/A2.40%2.71%3.76%
P/E Ratio19.6829.5428.6227.79
Price / Sales1.9910.5039.7640.48
Price / Cash6.8919.9026.6222.26
Price / Book4.087.806.234.58
Net Income$309.60M$1.11B$188.58M$982.91M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEX
WEX
4.1453 of 5 stars
$152.75
+2.2%
$176.90
+15.8%
-14.6%$5.12B$2.63B19.686,500
GPN
Global Payments
4.9869 of 5 stars
$80.23
+1.9%
$110.91
+38.2%
-15.6%$19.57B$10.10B12.9425,000
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.2578 of 5 stars
$180.17
+1.0%
$185.11
+2.7%
+9.7%$13.12B$2.22B30.697,170Positive News
G
Genpact
3.2281 of 5 stars
$44.02
+1.1%
$50.71
+15.2%
+47.3%$7.70B$4.85B15.02140,000
EXLS
ExlService
4.6275 of 5 stars
$43.79
-0.1%
$51.50
+17.6%
+41.3%$7.12B$1.90B33.1759,500High Trading Volume
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.4421 of 5 stars
$101.38
-0.5%
$125.57
+23.9%
+4.4%$4.38B$3.99B15.0210,600News Coverage
Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
4.147 of 5 stars
$32.77
+1.6%
$36.80
+12.3%
+59.0%$4.10B$871.74M84.031,307Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
MMS
Maximus
3.8226 of 5 stars
$70.38
+0.6%
$90.00
+27.9%
-16.1%$3.97B$5.31B13.9941,100News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
WU
Western Union
4.3515 of 5 stars
$8.44
+0.8%
$10.78
+27.7%
-29.2%$2.79B$4.21B3.159,100
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.555 of 5 stars
$65.31
+1.4%
$70.71
+8.3%
+58.5%$1.89B$1.20B22.295,800Analyst Forecast
INOD
Innodata
0.6205 of 5 stars
$51.22
+5.0%
$55.00
+7.4%
+202.5%$1.63B$170.46M49.256,648News Coverage

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