Waystar (WAY) Competitors $27.28 +0.45 (+1.68%) (As of 09/16/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WAY vs. GEN, SNAP, DT, NTNX, BSY, PSN, OKTA, MNDY, DOCU, and CYBRShould you be buying Waystar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waystar include Gen Digital (GEN), Snap (SNAP), Dynatrace (DT), Nutanix (NTNX), Bentley Systems (BSY), Parsons (PSN), Okta (OKTA), monday.com (MNDY), DocuSign (DOCU), and CyberArk Software (CYBR). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Waystar vs. Gen Digital Snap Dynatrace Nutanix Bentley Systems Parsons Okta monday.com DocuSign CyberArk Software Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) and Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WAY or GEN? Gen Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Waystar. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaystar$863.29M5.27N/AN/AN/AGen Digital$3.83B4.35$616M$0.9528.02 Do analysts rate WAY or GEN? Waystar presently has a consensus target price of $28.90, indicating a potential upside of 5.94%. Given Waystar's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than Gen Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waystar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is WAY or GEN more profitable? Gen Digital has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Waystar's net margin of 0.00%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 52.29% beat Waystar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WaystarN/A N/A N/A Gen Digital 15.87%52.29%7.36% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WAY or GEN? 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Gen Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor WAY or GEN? In the previous week, Gen Digital had 2 more articles in the media than Waystar. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gen Digital and 10 mentions for Waystar. Waystar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Gen Digital's score of 0.01 indicating that Waystar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waystar 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gen Digital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor WAY or GEN? Gen Digital received 56 more outperform votes than Waystar when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Waystar an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave Gen Digital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaystarOutperform Votes14100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesGen DigitalOutperform Votes7064.81% Underperform Votes3835.19% SummaryGen Digital beats Waystar on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm PressKamala’s Dirty Election Move… RevealedAccording to former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards… Kamala and her puppet masters are planning this dirty election move… Click here now and learn how to prepare. Get Waystar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WAY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaystar IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.55B$2.13B$20.93B$8.22BDividend YieldN/A15.16%2.75%4.09%P/E RatioN/A10.73274.9618.63Price / Sales5.27156.03570.9867.82Price / CashN/A91.2330.2031.81Price / BookN/A1.296.744.53Net IncomeN/A$84.40M$644.01M$224.17M7 Day Performance3.61%3.19%2.00%4.47%1 Month Performance5.86%1.52%1.72%7.12%1 Year PerformanceN/A10.94%20.78%10.65% Waystar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital2.4478 of 5 stars2.45 / 5 stars$26.33+0.3%N/A+39.8%$16.21B$3.81B27.723,400SNAPSnap3.8157 of 5 stars3.82 / 5 stars$9.53+2.3%$13.87+45.5%+5.2%$15.64B$4.98B-11.775,289DTDynatrace4.7916 of 5 stars4.79 / 5 stars$50.62+0.1%$59.70+17.9%+11.1%$15.10B$1.50B97.354,700Short Interest ↑NTNXNutanix4.8659 of 5 stars4.87 / 5 stars$59.29-2.4%$73.31+23.6%+67.6%$14.62B$2.15B-846.886,450Positive NewsBSYBentley Systems4.3857 of 5 stars4.39 / 5 stars$49.42+1.1%$59.57+20.5%-0.4%$14.36B$1.23B46.195,200Analyst ForecastPSNParsons3.2739 of 5 stars3.27 / 5 stars$97.79+2.4%$94.67-3.2%+76.3%$14.35B$6.12B543.3118,500Short Interest ↓OKTAOkta4.8376 of 5 stars4.84 / 5 stars$73.93+0.6%$105.14+42.2%-12.2%$12.56B$2.26B-44.275,908MNDYmonday.com2.4837 of 5 stars2.48 / 5 stars$256.97-0.8%$285.79+11.2%+61.1%$12.41B$729.70M676.251,168DOCUDocuSign4.2107 of 5 stars4.21 / 5 stars$56.75+0.5%$61.45+8.3%+29.1%$11.52B$2.76B109.146,840CYBRCyberArk Software1.7592 of 5 stars1.76 / 5 stars$271.99-0.3%$290.83+6.9%+60.8%$11.49B$751.89M-424.982,140Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: GEN Alternatives SNAP Alternatives DT Alternatives NTNX Alternatives BSY Alternatives PSN Alternatives OKTA Alternatives MNDY Alternatives DOCU Alternatives CYBR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WAY) was last updated on 9/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Detects Profit Surge On MondayThis has given investors the opportunity to beat the market by 1,700% and a 100% win rate to begin the year.Monument Traders Alliance | SponsoredWe recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this…The AI boom is just getting started. 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