Everi (EVRI) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	$757.90M	1.56	$84M	$0.17	80.32
Euronet Worldwide	$3.99B	1.19	$306M	$6.47	16.79

Which has more volatility & risk, EVRI or EEFT?

Everi has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EVRI or EEFT?

In the previous week, Euronet Worldwide had 8 more articles in the media than Everi. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Euronet Worldwide and 6 mentions for Everi. Everi's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Euronet Worldwide's score of 0.83 indicating that Everi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Everi	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euronet Worldwide	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do analysts recommend EVRI or EEFT?

Everi presently has a consensus target price of $12.83, suggesting a potential downside of 6.02%. Euronet Worldwide has a consensus target price of $127.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.94%. 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)	4 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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 60.03% of users gave Everi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Everi	Outperform Votes 395 60.03%	Underperform Votes 263 39.97%
Euronet Worldwide	Outperform Votes 477 69.03%	Underperform Votes 214 30.97%

Summary

Euronet Worldwide beats Everi on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.