CSG Systems International (CSGS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, WEX or CSGS?

WEX has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSG Systems International has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 59.88% of users gave WEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WEX	Outperform Votes 503 59.88%	Underperform Votes 337 40.12%
CSG Systems International	Outperform Votes 291 61.13%	Underperform Votes 185 38.87%

Does the media refer more to WEX or CSGS?

In the previous week, WEX had 2 more articles in the media than CSG Systems International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WEX and 3 mentions for CSG Systems International. CSG Systems International's average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat WEX's score of 0.95 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CSG Systems International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	2.28	$309.60M	$7.50	20.06
CSG Systems International	$1.20B	1.56	$86.85M	$3.04	21.06

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

97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of CSG Systems International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of WEX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of CSG Systems International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WEX or CSGS?

WEX currently has a consensus price target of $199.73, suggesting a potential upside of 32.73%. CSG Systems International has a consensus price target of $71.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.04%. Given WEX's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
CSG Systems International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

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