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WU vs. PYPL, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, MMS, PAY, CSGS, INOD, and EVRI

Should you be buying Western Union stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Union include PayPal (PYPL), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Innodata (INOD), and Everi (EVRI).

Western Union vs. Its Competitors

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Western Union (NYSE:WU) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Western Union shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Western Union shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PayPal has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Union has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Western Union. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PayPal$31.80B2.39$4.15B$4.4717.45
Western Union$4.21B0.67$934.20M$2.683.20

In the previous week, PayPal had 54 more articles in the media than Western Union. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for PayPal and 13 mentions for Western Union. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Western Union's score of 0.86 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PayPal
45 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Western Union
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Western Union has a net margin of 22.08% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.26%. Western Union's return on equity of 77.19% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PayPal14.26% 24.59% 6.06%
Western Union 22.08%77.19%7.16%

PayPal presently has a consensus price target of $83.13, suggesting a potential upside of 6.60%. Western Union has a consensus price target of $10.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.36%. Given Western Union's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Union is more favorable than PayPal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PayPal
2 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46
Western Union
4 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.64

Summary

PayPal beats Western Union on 11 of the 17 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 WU 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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WU vs. The Competition

MetricWestern UnionFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.84B$34.25B$18.94B$21.03B
Dividend Yield10.96%2.38%2.73%3.59%
P/E Ratio5.0229.5429.6028.45
Price / Sales0.6712.8054.6171.64
Price / Cash3.7519.0627.3922.92
Price / Book2.997.586.264.68
Net Income$934.20M$1.11B$197.98M$995.51M
7 Day Performance6.78%-0.07%1.50%1.65%
1 Month Performance1.38%-2.06%5.40%4.54%
1 Year Performance-32.93%32.25%26.46%10.00%

Western Union Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WU
Western Union
4.4015 of 5 stars
$8.59
-1.8%
$10.33
+20.4%
-31.9%$2.84B$4.21B3.209,100Upcoming Earnings
PYPL
PayPal
4.4583 of 5 stars
$74.82
+0.9%
$83.13
+11.1%
+36.3%$72.76B$31.80B16.7424,400Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
G
Genpact
3.2812 of 5 stars
$44.91
-1.0%
$49.75
+10.8%
+33.5%$7.85B$4.77B15.33140,000Positive News
EXLS
ExlService
4.7673 of 5 stars
$42.59
+0.1%
$51.50
+20.9%
+24.6%$6.93B$1.84B32.2759,500News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WEX
WEX
4.6109 of 5 stars
$154.43
+0.8%
$174.45
+13.0%
+2.0%$5.29B$2.63B19.906,500Trending News
Analyst Forecast
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.4076 of 5 stars
$101.02
+1.5%
$126.86
+25.6%
+5.5%$4.37B$3.99B14.9710,600News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
MMS
Maximus
3.3792 of 5 stars
$70.91
-0.2%
$90.00
+26.9%
-19.9%$4.00B$5.31B14.1041,100News Coverage
Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
4.1538 of 5 stars
$29.32
+1.3%
$36.80
+25.5%
+41.0%$3.67B$871.74M75.191,307Analyst Upgrade
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.6058 of 5 stars
$62.11
+0.5%
$70.71
+13.9%
+36.1%$1.80B$1.20B21.205,800
INOD
Innodata
1.9273 of 5 stars
$47.74
-3.1%
$55.00
+15.2%
+184.1%$1.52B$170.46M45.906,648Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
EVRI
Everi
0.6951 of 5 stars
$14.24
flat
$14.25
+0.1%
N/A$1.24B$757.90M89.011,550News Coverage

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