WEX (WEX) Competitors $173.11 +3.50 (+2.07%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$172.90 -0.21 (-0.12%) As of 08/22/2025 05:52 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, MMS, PAY, EEFT, 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), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), 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 Maximus Paymentus Euronet Worldwide Western Union CSG Systems International Innodata Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Is GPN or WEX more profitable? Global Payments has a net margin of 15.07% compared to WEX's net margin of 11.79%. WEX's return on equity of 41.87% beat Global Payments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Payments15.07% 12.47% 5.97% WEX 11.79%41.87%3.71% Do analysts prefer GPN or WEX? Global Payments currently has a consensus price target of $112.21, suggesting a potential upside of 24.74%. WEX has a consensus price target of $179.82, suggesting a potential upside of 3.87%. Given Global Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Global Payments is more favorable than WEX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Payments 1 Sell rating(s) 19 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30WEX 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GPN or WEX? 89.8% of Global Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Global Payments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of WEX 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GPN or WEX? 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 RatioGlobal Payments$10.11B2.16$1.57B$5.7215.73WEX$2.60B2.28$309.60M$7.9121.89 Does the media prefer GPN or WEX? In the previous week, WEX had 3 more articles in the media than Global Payments. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for WEX and 20 mentions for Global Payments. WEX's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Global Payments' score of 1.23 indicating that WEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Payments 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WEX 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, GPN or WEX? Global Payments has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWEX beats Global Payments 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$5.92B$34.40B$24.75B$21.31BDividend YieldN/A2.37%2.80%3.54%P/E Ratio21.8941.8228.7029.10Price / Sales2.2811.0330.2654.41Price / Cash7.9618.8826.6424.09Price / Book6.066.496.025.47Net Income$309.60M$1.11B$199.12M$992.74M7 Day Performance-0.57%1.80%1.47%2.67%1 Month Performance-0.42%3.81%-1.76%2.35%1 Year Performance-6.71%25.60%31.68%10.76% WEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WEXWEX4.5775 of 5 stars$173.11+2.1%$179.82+3.9%-6.7%$5.92B$2.60B21.896,500Positive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.9851 of 5 stars$86.37-0.5%$112.21+29.9%-18.6%$21.06B$10.11B15.1027,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.8328 of 5 stars$160.83+0.3%$187.80+16.8%+0.6%$11.68B$2.22B27.407,170Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGGenpact3.8662 of 5 stars$44.09+1.0%$51.29+16.3%+15.9%$7.61B$4.77B14.65140,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEXLSExlService4.4783 of 5 stars$43.18+2.0%$51.50+19.3%+21.5%$6.84B$1.84B29.9959,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMMSMaximus3.0363 of 5 stars$85.17+0.9%$90.00+5.7%-5.2%$4.76B$5.31B15.6941,100Positive NewsPAYPaymentus1.695 of 5 stars$37.52+0.2%$37.00-1.4%+67.0%$4.69B$871.74M87.261,307EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.7925 of 5 stars$95.82-0.1%$123.83+29.2%-7.0%$3.93B$3.99B13.1410,600News CoveragePositive NewsWUWestern Union4.5761 of 5 stars$8.47+1.3%$8.61+1.7%-26.5%$2.70B$4.21B3.219,100Positive NewsInsider TradeCSGSCSG Systems International3.6237 of 5 stars$62.35+0.2%$71.29+14.3%+34.0%$1.79B$1.20B21.575,800Dividend AnnouncementINODInnodata2.3738 of 5 stars$39.58-1.5%$55.00+39.0%+101.0%$1.28B$170.46M31.926,648News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Payments Competitors Jack Henry & Associates Competitors Genpact Competitors ExlService Competitors Maximus Competitors Paymentus Competitors Euronet Worldwide 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15thOn September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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