Everi (EVRI) Competitors

Everi (NYSE:EVRI) and Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer EVRI or EEFT?

In the previous week, Euronet Worldwide had 6 more articles in the media than Everi. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Euronet Worldwide and 6 mentions for Everi. Euronet Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Everi's score of 0.38 indicating that Euronet Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Everi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Euronet Worldwide	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend EVRI or EEFT?

Everi currently has a consensus target price of $12.88, indicating a potential downside of 6.67%. Euronet Worldwide has a consensus target price of $127.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.26%. Given Euronet Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Everi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everi	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Euronet Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is EVRI or EEFT more profitable?

Euronet Worldwide has a net margin of 7.69% compared to Everi's net margin of 1.72%. Euronet Worldwide's return on equity of 27.74% beat Everi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everi	1.72%	5.47%	0.62%
Euronet Worldwide	7.69%	27.74%	5.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVRI or EEFT?

Euronet Worldwide received 82 more outperform votes than Everi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.03% of users gave Euronet Worldwide an outperform vote while only 60.31% of users gave Everi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Everi	Outperform Votes 395 60.31%	Underperform Votes 260 39.69%
Euronet Worldwide	Outperform Votes 477 69.03%	Underperform Votes 214 30.97%

Which has more volatility and risk, EVRI or EEFT?

Everi has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EVRI or EEFT?

Euronet Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Everi. Euronet Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everi, 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
Everi	$807.82M	1.47	$84M	$0.15	91.97
Euronet Worldwide	$3.99B	1.12	$306M	$6.47	15.67

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EVRI or EEFT?

95.5% of Everi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Everi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Euronet Worldwide beats Everi on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.