Everi (EVRI) Competitors

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

Does the media favor EEFT or EVRI?

In the previous week, Euronet Worldwide had 3 more articles in the media than Everi. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Euronet Worldwide and 7 mentions for Everi. Everi's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Euronet Worldwide's score of 1.17 indicating that Everi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Euronet Worldwide	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Everi	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EEFT or EVRI?

Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everi has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EEFT or EVRI?

91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Everi shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Everi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, EEFT or EVRI?

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
Euronet Worldwide	$3.99B	1.04	$306M	$6.47	14.83
Everi	$757.90M	1.57	$84M	$0.17	81.09

Do analysts prefer EEFT or EVRI?

Euronet Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $125.86, suggesting a potential upside of 31.20%. Everi has a consensus price target of $12.83, suggesting a potential downside of 6.90%. Given Euronet Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Everi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euronet Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Everi	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EEFT or EVRI?

Euronet Worldwide received 80 more outperform votes than Everi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.03% of users gave Euronet Worldwide an outperform vote while only 60.15% of users gave Everi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Euronet Worldwide	Outperform Votes 477 69.03%	Underperform Votes 214 30.97%
Everi	Outperform Votes 397 60.15%	Underperform Votes 263 39.85%

Is EEFT or EVRI 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
Euronet Worldwide	7.69%	27.74%	5.86%
Everi	1.72%	5.47%	0.62%

Summary

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