Waystar (WAY) Competitors $37.36 -0.99 (-2.58%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.63 +0.27 (+0.72%) As of 06:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WAY vs. PINS, HUBS, PTC, TTD, ZM, IOT, CYBR, FIG, CHKP, and GDDYShould you be buying Waystar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waystar include Pinterest (PINS), HubSpot (HUBS), PTC (PTC), Trade Desk (TTD), Zoom Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Figma (FIG), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), and GoDaddy (GDDY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Waystar vs. Its Competitors Pinterest HubSpot PTC Trade Desk Zoom Communications Samsara CyberArk Software Figma Check Point Software Technologies GoDaddy Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WAY or PINS? Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than Waystar. Pinterest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waystar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaystar$943.55M6.90-$19.12M$0.4877.83Pinterest$3.65B6.53$1.86B$2.7912.56 Which has more volatility & risk, WAY or PINS? Waystar has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WAY or PINS more profitable? Pinterest has a net margin of 49.31% compared to Waystar's net margin of 8.50%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.44% beat Waystar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waystar8.50% 5.65% 3.81% Pinterest 49.31%8.44%7.41% Does the media prefer WAY or PINS? In the previous week, Waystar had 15 more articles in the media than Pinterest. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Waystar and 27 mentions for Pinterest. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Waystar's score of 0.85 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waystar 16 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinterest 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WAY or PINS? 88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Waystar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WAY or PINS? Waystar presently has a consensus price target of $44.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.56%. Pinterest has a consensus price target of $42.40, suggesting a potential upside of 21.00%. Given Pinterest's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Waystar.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) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.21Pinterest 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryPinterest beats Waystar on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricWaystarINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.68B$19.60B$31.07B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A3.48%3.17%4.61%P/E Ratio39.5477.90438.4225.92Price / Sales6.9078.661,755.8583.33Price / Cash20.8182.6536.4759.91Price / Book2.098.647.256.29Net Income-$19.12M$355.98M$808.32M$270.85M7 Day Performance0.24%3.56%2.80%3.36%1 Month Performance8.04%7.52%4.92%6.41%1 Year Performance41.57%72.81%24,304.86%28.26% Waystar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAYWaystar4.4363 of 5 stars$37.36-2.6%$44.67+19.6%+45.2%$6.68B$943.55M39.541,500Trending NewsInsider TradePINSPinterest4.086 of 5 stars$37.98+0.1%$42.40+11.6%+19.8%$25.80B$3.65B13.614,666Positive NewsInsider TradeHUBSHubSpot4.7361 of 5 stars$499.07+2.4%$722.93+44.9%-0.2%$25.69B$2.63B-2,169.878,246Insider TradePTCPTC4.2951 of 5 stars$212.73-0.5%$202.14-5.0%+22.7%$25.62B$2.47B50.177,501Positive NewsTTDTrade Desk4.1941 of 5 stars$52.03-0.1%$88.58+70.2%-55.5%$25.46B$2.44B62.693,522Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeZMZoom Communications4.5625 of 5 stars$85.08+1.7%$90.30+6.1%+25.9%$25.32B$4.67B22.457,412Positive NewsInsider TradeIOTSamsara3.3728 of 5 stars$41.43-1.6%$49.38+19.2%-16.0%$23.96B$1.25B-258.913,500Trending NewsInsider TradeCYBRCyberArk Software1.6328 of 5 stars$468.80+1.3%$435.11-7.2%+77.3%$22.87B$1.00B-139.111,205Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FIGFigma3.3148 of 5 stars$52.55-4.2%$67.43+28.3%N/A$22.50BN/A71.011,646Quiet Period ExpirationCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.7617 of 5 stars$196.90+2.0%$227.58+15.6%+3.5%$21.24B$2.57B25.646,669Positive NewsGDDYGoDaddy4.8559 of 5 stars$147.82+1.8%$202.43+36.9%-2.0%$20.11B$4.57B26.405,518Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PINS Alternatives HUBS Alternatives PTC Alternatives TTD Alternatives ZM Alternatives IOT Alternatives CYBR Alternatives FIG Alternatives CHKP Alternatives GDDY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WAY) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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