CSG Systems International (CSGS) Competitors

CSG Systems International (NASDAQ:CSGS) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSGS or WEX?

91.1% of CSG Systems International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CSG Systems International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of WEX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CSGS or WEX?

In the previous week, WEX had 11 more articles in the media than CSG Systems International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for WEX and 3 mentions for CSG Systems International. CSG Systems International's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat WEX's score of 0.99 indicating that CSG Systems International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CSG Systems International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WEX	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CSGS or WEX?

CSG Systems International has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CSGS or WEX?

WEX has higher revenue and earnings than CSG Systems International. CSG Systems International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEX, 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
CSG Systems International	$1.20B	1.47	$86.85M	$3.04	20.02
WEX	$2.63B	2.30	$309.60M	$7.50	20.79

Is CSGS or WEX more profitable?

WEX has a net margin of 11.78% compared to CSG Systems International's net margin of 7.25%. CSG Systems International's return on equity of 39.42% beat WEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSG Systems International	7.25%	39.42%	7.93%
WEX	11.78%	32.35%	3.89%

Do analysts rate CSGS or WEX?

CSG Systems International presently has a consensus target price of $71.71, suggesting a potential upside of 17.85%. WEX has a consensus target price of $187.80, suggesting a potential upside of 20.45%. Given WEX's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WEX is more favorable than CSG Systems International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSG Systems International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
WEX	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSGS or WEX?

WEX received 212 more outperform votes than CSG Systems International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.13% of users gave CSG Systems International an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave WEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CSG Systems International	Outperform Votes 291 61.13%	Underperform Votes 185 38.87%
WEX	Outperform Votes 503 59.81%	Underperform Votes 338 40.19%

Summary

WEX beats CSG Systems International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.