WU vs. JKHY, WEX, G, EEFT, MMS, EXLS, PAY, CSGS, EVRI, and CASS
Should you be buying Western Union stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Union include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), WEX (WEX), Genpact (G), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), ExlService (EXLS), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Everi (EVRI), and Cass Information Systems (CASS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Western Union (NYSE:WU) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.
Western Union has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Western Union 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.
91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Western Union shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 5 more articles in the media than Western Union. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 5 mentions for Western Union. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Western Union's score of 1.21 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Western Union has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Western Union's net margin of 14.12%. Western Union's return on equity of 120.76% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.
Western Union received 302 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.92% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote while only 53.78% of users gave Western Union an outperform vote.
Western Union presently has a consensus target price of $13.61, indicating a potential upside of 5.59%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus target price of $174.42, indicating a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Jack Henry & Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jack Henry & Associates is more favorable than Western Union.
Western Union pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Western Union pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
Jack Henry & Associates beats Western Union on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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