W.A.G payment solutions (WPS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.A.G payment solutions has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPT or WPS more profitable?

Spirent Communications has a net margin of 2.97% compared to W.A.G payment solutions' net margin of -1.98%. Spirent Communications' return on equity of 3.54% beat W.A.G payment solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirent Communications	2.97%	3.54%	2.77%
W.A.G payment solutions	-1.98%	-15.92%	1.86%

Does the media favor SPT or WPS?

In the previous week, Spirent Communications had 1 more articles in the media than W.A.G payment solutions. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Spirent Communications and 3 mentions for W.A.G payment solutions. W.A.G payment solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Spirent Communications' score of -0.15 indicating that W.A.G payment solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPT or WPS?

124.2% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications received 598 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 59.23% of users gave Spirent Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spirent Communications	Outperform Votes 600 59.23%	Underperform Votes 413 40.77%
W.A.G payment solutions	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than W.A.G payment solutions. W.A.G payment solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, 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
Spirent Communications	£561.21M	2.42	£16.67M	£1.85	102.22
W.A.G payment solutions	£2.49B	0.20	-£49.24M	-£4.93	-12.30

Do analysts rate SPT or WPS?

Spirent Communications presently has a consensus target price of GBX 236, suggesting a potential upside of 24.80%. W.A.G payment solutions has a consensus target price of GBX 91, suggesting a potential upside of 50.17%. Given W.A.G payment solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe W.A.G payment solutions is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
W.A.G payment solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Spirent Communications beats W.A.G payment solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.