W.A.G payment solutions (WPS) Competitors

W.A.G payment solutions (LON:WPS) and Network International (LON:NETW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Is WPS or NETW more profitable?

Network International has a net margin of 13.40% compared to W.A.G payment solutions' net margin of -2.18%. Network International's return on equity of 10.62% beat W.A.G payment solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.A.G payment solutions	-2.18%	-15.74%	1.86%
Network International	13.40%	10.62%	4.79%

Which has more volatility and risk, WPS or NETW?

W.A.G payment solutions has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Network International has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WPS or NETW?

34.6% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Network International shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.9% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Network International shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WPS or NETW?

Network International received 70 more outperform votes than W.A.G payment solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave W.A.G payment solutions an outperform vote while only 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
W.A.G payment solutions	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Network International	Outperform Votes 72 94.74%	Underperform Votes 4 5.26%

Do analysts recommend WPS or NETW?

W.A.G payment solutions presently has a consensus target price of GBX 91, suggesting a potential upside of 13.84%. Given W.A.G payment solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe W.A.G payment solutions is more favorable than Network International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W.A.G payment solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Network International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WPS or NETW?

Network International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than W.A.G payment solutions. W.A.G payment solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Network International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
W.A.G payment solutions	£2.22B	0.25	-£47.97M	-£0.06	-1,332.32
Network International	£490.13M	0.00	£65.69M	£0.09	N/A

Does the media prefer WPS or NETW?

In the previous week, W.A.G payment solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Network International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
W.A.G payment solutions	Neutral
Network International	Neutral

Summary

Network International beats W.A.G payment solutions on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.