Aeries Technology (AERT) Competitors

Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is AERT or PAYS more profitable?

Aeries Technology has a net margin of 23.81% compared to Paysign's net margin of 14.28%. Paysign's return on equity of 30.64% beat Aeries Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeries Technology	23.81%	-2,170.47%	33.11%
Paysign	14.28%	30.64%	4.82%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AERT or PAYS?

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of Paysign shares are held by institutional investors. 76.9% of Aeries Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Paysign shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AERT or PAYS?

Aeries Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Paysign. Aeries Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paysign, 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
Aeries Technology	$70.85M	0.46	$15.66M	$1.62	0.45
Paysign	$58.38M	2.14	$6.46M	$0.07	33.14

Do analysts rate AERT or PAYS?

Paysign has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 169.40%. Given Paysign's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paysign is more favorable than Aeries Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeries Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Paysign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AERT or PAYS?

Paysign received 103 more outperform votes than Aeries Technology when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aeries Technology	N/A	N/A
Paysign	Outperform Votes 103 55.38%	Underperform Votes 83 44.62%

Does the media favor AERT or PAYS?

In the previous week, Aeries Technology and Aeries Technology both had 1 articles in the media. Aeries Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Paysign's score of 0.91 indicating that Aeries Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aeries Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paysign	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AERT or PAYS?

Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.67, suggesting that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paysign has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aeries Technology and Paysign tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.