PAY vs. JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, MMS, WU, CSGS, INOD, and EVRI
Should you be buying Paymentus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paymentus include Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Innodata (INOD), and Everi (EVRI). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.
Paymentus vs.
Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.
98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Paymentus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paymentus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 10 more articles in the media than Paymentus. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 2 mentions for Paymentus. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Paymentus' score of 1.14 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Paymentus received 337 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.96% of users gave Paymentus an outperform vote while only 52.90% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.
Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.83% compared to Paymentus' net margin of 5.19%. Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity of 21.55% beat Paymentus' return on equity.
Jack Henry & Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Paymentus. Jack Henry & Associates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paymentus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paymentus has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $186.80, indicating a potential upside of 6.88%. Paymentus has a consensus price target of $31.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.33%. Given Paymentus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paymentus is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.
Summary
Jack Henry & Associates beats Paymentus on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAY) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
