CSG Systems International (CSGS) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, WEX or CSGS?

WEX has higher revenue and earnings than CSG Systems International. WEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSG Systems 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
WEX	$2.63B	1.61	$309.60M	$7.50	16.47
CSG Systems International	$1.20B	1.43	$86.85M	$3.04	19.61

Which has more volatility & risk, WEX or CSGS?

WEX has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSG Systems International has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WEX or CSGS?

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

Does the media refer more to WEX or CSGS?

In the previous week, WEX had 16 more articles in the media than CSG Systems International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for WEX and 4 mentions for CSG Systems International. CSG Systems International's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat WEX's score of 1.05 indicating that CSG Systems International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WEX	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CSG Systems International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer WEX or CSGS?

WEX presently has a consensus price target of $187.80, indicating a potential upside of 52.08%. CSG Systems International has a consensus price target of $71.71, indicating a potential upside of 20.29%. Given WEX's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe WEX is more favorable than CSG Systems International.

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

Is WEX or CSGS 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
WEX	11.78%	32.35%	3.89%
CSG Systems International	7.25%	39.42%	7.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WEX or CSGS?

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

Summary

WEX beats CSG Systems International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.