Priority Technology (PRTH) Competitors

EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC) and Priority Technology (NASDAQ:PRTH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend EVTC or PRTH?

EVERTEC presently has a consensus price target of $35.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.79%. Priority Technology has a consensus price target of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 82.22%. Given Priority Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Priority Technology is more favorable than EVERTEC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVERTEC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Priority Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EVTC or PRTH?

EVERTEC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Priority Technology. Priority Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVERTEC, 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
EVERTEC	$845.49M	2.82	$79.72M	$1.73	21.65
Priority Technology	$879.70M	0.68	-$1.31M	-$0.31	-24.19

Does the media favor EVTC or PRTH?

In the previous week, Priority Technology had 6 more articles in the media than EVERTEC. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Priority Technology and 2 mentions for EVERTEC. EVERTEC's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Priority Technology's score of 1.01 indicating that EVERTEC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EVERTEC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Priority Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EVTC or PRTH?

96.8% of EVERTEC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of Priority Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of EVERTEC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 76.3% of Priority Technology 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 believe in EVTC or PRTH?

EVERTEC received 256 more outperform votes than Priority Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.25% of users gave EVERTEC an outperform vote while only 50.88% of users gave Priority Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVERTEC	Outperform Votes 285 59.25%	Underperform Votes 196 40.75%
Priority Technology	Outperform Votes 29 50.88%	Underperform Votes 28 49.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVTC or PRTH?

EVERTEC has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Priority Technology has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EVTC or PRTH more profitable?

EVERTEC has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Priority Technology's net margin of 1.96%. EVERTEC's return on equity of 33.01% beat Priority Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVERTEC	10.20%	33.01%	8.85%
Priority Technology	1.96%	-15.86%	1.52%

Summary

EVERTEC beats Priority Technology on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.