WEX (WEX) Competitors $151.23 -0.49 (-0.32%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$151.12 -0.11 (-0.08%) As of 07/3/2025 04:28 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WEX vs. GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, EEFT, PAY, MMS, WU, CSGS, and INODShould you be buying WEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEX include Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Paymentus (PAY), Maximus (MMS), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), and Innodata (INOD). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. WEX vs. Its Competitors Global Payments Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService Euronet Worldwide Paymentus Maximus Western Union CSG Systems International Innodata WEX (NYSE:WEX) and Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, WEX or GPN? WEX has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payments has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WEX or GPN? In the previous week, WEX had 13 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for WEX and 10 mentions for Global Payments. Global Payments' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat WEX's score of 0.36 indicating that Global Payments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEX 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Global Payments 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WEX or GPN? 97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of WEX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by 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. Do analysts rate WEX or GPN? WEX currently has a consensus price target of $176.90, suggesting a potential upside of 16.97%. Global Payments has a consensus price target of $110.91, suggesting a potential upside of 35.60%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than WEX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WEX 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Global Payments 1 Sell rating(s) 18 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WEX or GPN? Global Payments has higher revenue and earnings than WEX. Global Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWEX$2.63B1.97$309.60M$7.7619.49Global Payments$10.10B1.98$1.57B$6.2013.19 Is WEX or GPN more profitable? Global Payments has a net margin of 15.48% compared to WEX's net margin of 12.07%. WEX's return on equity of 37.90% beat Global Payments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WEX12.07% 37.90% 3.93% Global Payments 15.48%12.33%5.82% SummaryGlobal Payments beats WEX on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WEX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEX 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 WEX 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 WEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWEXFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.18B$34.35B$13.15B$20.71BDividend YieldN/A2.36%2.54%3.71%P/E Ratio19.4931.1028.9528.08Price / Sales1.979.9740.1438.44Price / Cash6.9620.1626.8322.53Price / Book4.048.046.294.58Net Income$309.60M$1.11B$188.91M$985.54M7 Day Performance2.79%2.01%3.77%2.79%1 Month Performance9.16%3.21%3.08%4.37%1 Year Performance-14.81%51.98%37.52%15.08% WEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WEXWEX4.161 of 5 stars$151.23-0.3%$176.90+17.0%-14.8%$5.18B$2.63B19.496,500GPNGlobal Payments4.99 of 5 stars$80.23+1.9%$110.91+38.2%-15.0%$19.57B$10.10B12.9425,000Positive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.3176 of 5 stars$180.17+1.0%$185.11+2.7%+11.3%$13.12B$2.22B30.697,170Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGGenpact3.2403 of 5 stars$44.02+1.1%$50.71+15.2%+47.8%$7.70B$4.85B15.02140,000Analyst ForecastEXLSExlService4.665 of 5 stars$43.79-0.1%$51.50+17.6%+43.6%$7.12B$1.90B33.1759,500News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEEFTEuronet Worldwide4.3976 of 5 stars$101.38-0.5%$125.57+23.9%+4.7%$4.38B$3.99B15.0210,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPAYPaymentus3.9372 of 5 stars$32.77+1.6%$36.80+12.3%+65.6%$4.10B$871.74M84.031,307Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeMMSMaximus3.1518 of 5 stars$70.38+0.6%$90.00+27.9%-15.6%$3.97B$5.31B13.9941,100WUWestern Union4.7386 of 5 stars$8.44+0.8%$10.78+27.7%-28.8%$2.79B$4.21B3.159,100CSGSCSG Systems International2.6242 of 5 stars$65.31+1.4%$70.71+8.3%+64.0%$1.89B$1.20B22.295,800INODInnodata1.1659 of 5 stars$51.22+5.0%$55.00+7.4%+232.6%$1.63B$170.46M49.256,648 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Payments Competitors Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors Euronet Worldwide Competitors Paymentus Competitors Maximus Competitors Western Union Competitors CSG Systems International Competitors Innodata Competitors 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:WEX) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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