Genpact (G) Competitors

Genpact (NYSE:G) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer G or GPN?

Global Payments received 598 more outperform votes than Genpact when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.94% of users gave Global Payments an outperform vote while only 67.63% of users gave Genpact an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genpact	Outperform Votes 491 67.63%	Underperform Votes 235 32.37%
Global Payments	Outperform Votes 1089 70.94%	Underperform Votes 446 29.06%

Do analysts rate G or GPN?

Genpact presently has a consensus target price of $42.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.48%. Global Payments has a consensus target price of $136.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.67%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than Genpact.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genpact	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Global Payments	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, G or GPN?

Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Genpact. Genpact is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Payments, 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
Genpact	$4.48B	1.78	$631.26M	$3.64	12.30
Global Payments	$9.65B	3.06	$986.23M	$5.31	21.85

Does the media refer more to G or GPN?

In the previous week, Genpact had 8 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Genpact and 14 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Genpact's score of 0.82 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genpact	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Payments	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is G or GPN a better dividend stock?

Genpact pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Global Payments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Genpact pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Payments pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Genpact is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, G or GPN?

Genpact has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of G or GPN?

96.0% of Genpact shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Genpact shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is G or GPN more profitable?

Genpact has a net margin of 14.22% compared to Global Payments' net margin of 13.61%. Genpact's return on equity of 21.85% beat Global Payments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genpact	14.22%	21.85%	10.11%
Global Payments	13.61%	11.94%	5.45%

Summary

Global Payments beats Genpact on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.