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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media favor WPS or NETW?

In the previous week, W.A.G payment solutions and W.A.G payment solutions both had 1 articles in the media. W.A.G payment solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Network International's score of 0.00 indicating that W.A.G payment solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
W.A.G payment solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Network International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer WPS or NETW?

W.A.G payment solutions presently has a consensus price target of GBX 91, indicating a potential upside of 13.18%. Given W.A.G payment solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Which has higher 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	-1,340.00
Network International	£490.13M	0.00	£65.69M	£0.09	N/A

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 risk & volatility, WPS or NETW?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WPS or NETW?

34.6% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. 47.9% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Network International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Network International beats W.A.G payment solutions on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.