Maximus (MMS) Competitors $66.97 +0.49 (+0.73%) Closing price 03/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.03 +0.06 (+0.10%) As of 03/26/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MMS vs. JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, WU, PAY, CSGS, INOD, and EVRIShould you be buying Maximus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Maximus include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Western Union (WU), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Innodata (INOD), and Everi (EVRI). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Maximus vs. Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService WEX Euronet Worldwide Western Union Paymentus CSG Systems International Innodata Everi Maximus (NYSE:MMS) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MMS or JKHY? Maximus received 147 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.69% of users gave Maximus an outperform vote while only 52.90% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMaximusOutperform Votes44865.69% Underperform Votes23434.31% Jack Henry & AssociatesOutperform Votes30152.90% Underperform Votes26847.10% Is MMS or JKHY a better dividend stock? Maximus pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Maximus pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 41.9% 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. Jack Henry & Associates has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years. Maximus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is MMS or JKHY more profitable? Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.83% compared to Maximus' net margin of 5.28%. Maximus' return on equity of 21.95% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Maximus5.28% 21.95% 9.60% Jack Henry & Associates 17.83%21.55%14.05% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MMS or JKHY? Jack Henry & Associates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maximus. Maximus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaximus$5.38B0.70$306.91M$4.6514.40Jack Henry & Associates$2.27B5.75$381.82M$5.5432.38 Which has more volatility & risk, MMS or JKHY? Maximus has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MMS or JKHY? Maximus presently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.40%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus price target of $186.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Maximus is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Maximus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Jack Henry & Associates 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Does the media refer more to MMS or JKHY? In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 2 more articles in the media than Maximus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 12 mentions for Maximus. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Maximus' score of 0.84 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Maximus 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jack Henry & Associates 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MMS or JKHY? 97.2% of Maximus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Maximus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryJack Henry & Associates beats Maximus on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Maximus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMaximusBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.79B$21.06B$7.39B$19.65BDividend Yield1.75%2.62%2.52%3.75%P/E Ratio14.4033.6530.5533.84Price / Sales0.708.33163.0627.96Price / Cash7.9632.3031.5117.54Price / Book2.305.564.934.60Net Income$306.91M$676.42M$195.81M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.23%-0.25%0.46%-0.05%1 Month Performance0.81%-3.87%-2.76%-1.94%1 Year Performance-19.75%-0.05%6.76%5.06% Maximus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSMaximus4.2304 of 5 stars$66.97+0.7%$90.00+34.4%-18.8%$3.79B$5.38B14.4039,500Short Interest ↓JKHYJack Henry & Associates3.9847 of 5 stars$172.82-0.1%$186.80+8.1%+7.8%$12.60B$2.27B31.206,850Positive NewsGGenpact2.6913 of 5 stars$49.93+0.1%$48.44-3.0%+55.9%$8.77B$4.77B17.58109,600Positive NewsEXLSExlService3.7206 of 5 stars$46.48+0.3%$47.38+1.9%+53.0%$7.54B$1.84B40.7754,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsWEXWEX4.2989 of 5 stars$157.81+0.5%$195.73+24.0%-35.5%$6.13B$2.63B21.045,600Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.5433 of 5 stars$108.60+0.5%$127.00+16.9%+0.5%$4.75B$3.99B16.799,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWUWestern Union3.6821 of 5 stars$10.49-1.5%$12.11+15.5%-22.5%$3.54B$4.21B3.848,900PAYPaymentus2.4072 of 5 stars$27.81+1.9%$31.83+14.5%+20.4%$3.48B$871.75M89.711,273Short Interest ↑Gap DownCSGSCSG Systems International4.2158 of 5 stars$61.14+2.2%$71.71+17.3%+22.6%$1.76B$1.20B20.115,700Positive NewsINODInnodata1.8865 of 5 stars$46.12+10.3%$53.00+14.9%+587.2%$1.44B$170.46M54.264,210EVRIEveri1.6971 of 5 stars$13.66-0.2%$12.83-6.0%+48.3%$1.18B$757.90M91.041,550Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jack Henry & Associates Alternatives Genpact Alternatives ExlService Alternatives WEX Alternatives Euronet Worldwide Alternatives Western Union Alternatives Paymentus Alternatives CSG Systems International Alternatives Innodata Alternatives Everi Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MMS) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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