Waystar (WAY) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PTC or WAY?

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than Waystar. PTC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waystar, 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
PTC	$2.30B	11.21	$376.33M	$4.24	50.72
Waystar	$943.55M	6.69	-$19.12M	$0.48	75.50

Does the media refer more to PTC or WAY?

In the previous week, PTC had 26 more articles in the media than Waystar. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for PTC and 14 mentions for Waystar. Waystar's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat PTC's score of 0.82 indicating that Waystar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PTC	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waystar	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PTC or WAY?

95.1% of PTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of PTC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Waystar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PTC or WAY more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 20.74% compared to Waystar's net margin of 8.50%. PTC's return on equity of 17.09% beat Waystar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTC	20.74%	17.09%	9.18%
Waystar	8.50%	5.65%	3.81%

Do analysts prefer PTC or WAY?

PTC currently has a consensus price target of $202.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.00%. Waystar has a consensus price target of $44.73, suggesting a potential upside of 23.42%. Given Waystar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than PTC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Waystar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Which has more volatility & risk, PTC or WAY?

PTC has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waystar has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PTC beats Waystar on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.