Nayax (NYAX) Competitors

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) and Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WAY or NYAX?

Nayax has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Waystar. Waystar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nayax, 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
Waystar	$943.55M	6.69	-$19.12M	$0.48	75.50
Nayax	$314.01M	5.31	-$5.63M	$0.57	82.46

Which has more volatility and risk, WAY or NYAX?

Waystar has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WAY or NYAX?

34.9% of Nayax shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Waystar shares are held 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 media prefer WAY or NYAX?

In the previous week, Waystar and Waystar both had 18 articles in the media. Waystar's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Nayax's score of 0.79 indicating that Waystar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waystar	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nayax	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend WAY or NYAX?

Waystar presently has a consensus target price of $44.73, indicating a potential upside of 23.42%. Nayax has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.64%. Given Waystar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than Nayax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waystar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Nayax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is WAY or NYAX more profitable?

Waystar has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Nayax's net margin of 6.06%. Waystar's return on equity of 5.65% beat Nayax's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waystar	8.50%	5.65%	3.81%
Nayax	6.06%	5.32%	1.82%

Summary

Waystar beats Nayax on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.