Everi (EVRI) Competitors

Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) and Everi (NYSE:EVRI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media favor PAY or EVRI?

In the previous week, Everi had 4 more articles in the media than Paymentus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Everi and 1 mentions for Paymentus. Paymentus' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Everi's score of 0.89 indicating that Paymentus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer PAY or EVRI?

Paymentus presently has a consensus price target of $28.80, suggesting a potential downside of 14.00%. Everi has a consensus price target of $12.88, suggesting a potential downside of 4.63%. Given Everi's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Everi is more favorable than Paymentus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paymentus	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Everi	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAY or EVRI?

78.4% of Paymentus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Everi shares are held by institutional investors. 87.8% of Paymentus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Everi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PAY or EVRI?

Paymentus received 240 more outperform votes than Everi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.15% of users gave Everi an outperform vote while only 60.08% of users gave Paymentus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paymentus	Outperform Votes 635 60.08%	Underperform Votes 422 39.92%
Everi	Outperform Votes 395 61.15%	Underperform Votes 251 38.85%

Which has better earnings and valuation, PAY or EVRI?

Everi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paymentus. Everi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paymentus, 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
Paymentus	$778.67M	5.36	$22.32M	$0.31	108.03
Everi	$760.42M	1.53	$84M	$0.15	90.00

Which has more volatility and risk, PAY or EVRI?

Paymentus has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everi has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAY or EVRI more profitable?

Paymentus has a net margin of 5.19% compared to Everi's net margin of 1.72%. Paymentus' return on equity of 10.84% beat Everi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paymentus	5.19%	10.84%	9.24%
Everi	1.72%	5.47%	0.62%

Summary

Paymentus beats Everi on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.