Paymentus (PAY) Competitors $27.42 -1.74 (-5.96%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.52 +0.10 (+0.36%) As of 02/21/2025 07:44 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PAY vs. JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, MMS, WU, CSGS, INOD, and EVRIShould 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 Genpact ExlService WEX Euronet Worldwide Maximus Western Union CSG Systems International Innodata Everi Paymentus (NYSE:PAY) and Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is PAY or JKHY more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paymentus5.19% 10.84% 9.24% Jack Henry & Associates 17.83%21.55%14.05% Do analysts recommend PAY or JKHY? Paymentus currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.41%. Jack Henry & Associates has a consensus price target of $186.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.16%. Given Paymentus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paymentus is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paymentus 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Jack Henry & Associates 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PAY or JKHY? 78.4% of Paymentus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.8% of Paymentus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, PAY or JKHY? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPaymentus$614.49M5.56$22.32M$0.3188.45Jack Henry & Associates$2.22B5.63$381.82M$5.5430.89 Does the media prefer PAY or JKHY? In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 8 more articles in the media than Paymentus. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 9 mentions for Paymentus. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Paymentus' score of 0.68 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 Paymentus 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jack Henry & Associates 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAY or JKHY? Paymentus received 335 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.06% of users gave Paymentus an outperform vote while only 52.99% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPaymentusOutperform Votes63660.06% Underperform Votes42339.94% Jack Henry & AssociatesOutperform Votes30152.99% Underperform Votes26747.01% Which has more volatility and risk, PAY or JKHY? Paymentus has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJack Henry & Associates beats Paymentus on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paymentus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAY 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 PAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPaymentusBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.42B$22.56B$7.80B$20.05BDividend YieldN/A2.58%2.20%3.65%P/E Ratio88.4537.5233.8534.88Price / Sales5.568.5167.5715.72Price / Cash62.7233.4932.3120.85Price / Book7.905.925.424.92Net Income$22.32M$675.65M$187.27M$1.02B7 Day Performance-12.00%-4.14%-2.92%-1.05%1 Month Performance-12.28%0.86%-2.68%-1.39%1 Year Performance81.60%8.93%18.85%13.93% Paymentus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAYPaymentus2.1556 of 5 stars$27.42-6.0%$30.00+9.4%+81.6%$3.42B$614.49M88.451,273Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.0176 of 5 stars$166.47-2.3%$186.80+12.2%-0.6%$12.15B$2.22B30.057,170Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGGenpact2.8316 of 5 stars$55.06-0.9%$48.44-12.0%+48.8%$9.71B$4.77B19.39129,100EXLSExlService3.8755 of 5 stars$50.93-0.9%$45.00-11.6%+58.6%$8.19B$1.63B44.6854,000Insider TradePositive NewsWEXWEX4.8578 of 5 stars$154.80-0.2%$199.73+29.0%-31.9%$6.16B$2.63B20.645,500EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.7162 of 5 stars$104.64+0.7%$127.00+21.4%-4.7%$4.60B$3.69B15.1210,000Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeMMSMaximus4.3483 of 5 stars$67.69+0.4%$90.00+33.0%-19.3%$3.87B$5.31B14.5641,100Insider TradeWUWestern Union4.4144 of 5 stars$10.52+1.5%$12.11+15.2%-17.7%$3.55B$4.21B3.859,000Analyst RevisionCSGSCSG Systems International4.5623 of 5 stars$64.15+0.9%$71.17+10.9%+20.6%$1.87B$1.20B21.106,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsINODInnodata1.6156 of 5 stars$53.84+3.0%$38.20-29.0%+628.1%$1.56B$86.78M91.264,325Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEVRIEveri1.6497 of 5 stars$13.74-0.1%$12.88-6.3%+26.7%$1.18B$807.82M91.572,200Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jack Henry & Associates Alternatives Genpact Alternatives ExlService Alternatives WEX Alternatives Euronet Worldwide Alternatives Maximus Alternatives Western Union Alternatives CSG Systems International Alternatives Innodata Alternatives Everi Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PAY) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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