Issuer Direct (ISDR) Competitors

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) and Issuer Direct (NYSE:ISDR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is PAYS or ISDR more profitable?

Paysign has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Issuer Direct's net margin of -4.54%. Paysign's return on equity of 30.64% beat Issuer Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysign	14.28%	30.64%	4.82%
Issuer Direct	-4.54%	5.03%	2.80%

Does the media refer more to PAYS or ISDR?

In the previous week, Paysign had 3 more articles in the media than Issuer Direct. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Paysign and 0 mentions for Issuer Direct. Paysign's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Issuer Direct's score of 0.00 indicating that Paysign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Paysign	Positive
Issuer Direct	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, PAYS or ISDR?

Paysign has higher revenue and earnings than Issuer Direct. Issuer Direct is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paysign, 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
Paysign	$47.27M	3.33	$6.46M	$0.15	19.60
Issuer Direct	$33.38M	0.00	$770K	-$0.35	N/A

Do analysts recommend PAYS or ISDR?

Paysign currently has a consensus target price of $6.13, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Paysign's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Paysign is more favorable than Issuer Direct.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysign	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Issuer Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, PAYS or ISDR?

Paysign has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Issuer Direct has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAYS or ISDR?

Paysign received 61 more outperform votes than Issuer Direct when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Issuer Direct an outperform vote while only 54.89% of users gave Paysign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paysign	Outperform Votes 101 54.89%	Underperform Votes 83 45.11%
Issuer Direct	Outperform Votes 40 72.73%	Underperform Votes 15 27.27%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PAYS or ISDR?

25.9% of Paysign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Paysign shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Paysign beats Issuer Direct on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.