Innodata (INOD) Competitors

Innodata (NASDAQ:INOD) and Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

Do analysts rate INOD or PAY?

Innodata currently has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.83%. Paymentus has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.22%. Given Innodata's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Innodata is more favorable than Paymentus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innodata	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Paymentus	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings & valuation, INOD or PAY?

Paymentus has higher revenue and earnings than Innodata. Innodata is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paymentus, 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
Innodata	$170.46M	6.58	-$910K	$0.85	42.18
Paymentus	$871.75M	4.40	$22.32M	$0.34	90.24

Does the media refer more to INOD or PAY?

In the previous week, Innodata had 2 more articles in the media than Paymentus. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Innodata and 8 mentions for Paymentus. Paymentus' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Innodata's score of 0.45 indicating that Paymentus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Innodata	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paymentus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INOD or PAY?

30.8% of Innodata shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Paymentus shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Innodata shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paymentus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INOD or PAY?

Paymentus received 520 more outperform votes than Innodata when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.89% of users gave Paymentus an outperform vote while only 50.42% of users gave Innodata an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Innodata	Outperform Votes 119 50.42%	Underperform Votes 117 49.58%
Paymentus	Outperform Votes 639 59.89%	Underperform Votes 428 40.11%

Which has more risk and volatility, INOD or PAY?

Innodata has a beta of 2.66, indicating that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paymentus has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INOD or PAY more profitable?

Innodata has a net margin of 16.81% compared to Paymentus' net margin of 5.19%. Innodata's return on equity of 66.36% beat Paymentus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innodata	16.81%	66.36%	31.77%
Paymentus	5.19%	10.84%	9.24%

Summary

Innodata beats Paymentus on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.