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$179.08 -1.83 (-1.01%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

WEX vs. BR, JKHY, G, EXLS, MMS, EEFT, PAY, WU, CSGS, and EVRI

Should you be buying WEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEX include Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), Maximus (MMS), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Paymentus (PAY), Western Union (WU), CSG Systems International (CSGS), and Everi (EVRI). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.

WEX vs.

WEX (NYSE:WEX) and Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than WEX. WEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadridge Financial Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WEX$2.55B2.80$266.60M$7.8822.73
Broadridge Financial Solutions$6.51B4.09$698.10M$5.7839.41

WEX has a net margin of 12.45% compared to Broadridge Financial Solutions' net margin of 10.57%. Broadridge Financial Solutions' return on equity of 41.79% beat WEX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WEX12.45% 31.35% 3.92%
Broadridge Financial Solutions 10.57%41.79%11.21%

WEX presently has a consensus price target of $235.91, suggesting a potential upside of 31.73%. Broadridge Financial Solutions has a consensus price target of $217.83, suggesting a potential downside of 4.37%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe WEX is more favorable than Broadridge Financial Solutions.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WEX
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Broadridge Financial Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of WEX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Broadridge Financial Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

WEX has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadridge Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Broadridge Financial Solutions had 16 more articles in the media than WEX. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Broadridge Financial Solutions and 9 mentions for WEX. Broadridge Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat WEX's score of 0.87 indicating that Broadridge Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WEX
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Broadridge Financial Solutions
13 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

WEX received 101 more outperform votes than Broadridge Financial Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.31% of users gave WEX an outperform vote while only 49.94% of users gave Broadridge Financial Solutions an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
WEXOutperform Votes
500
60.31%
Underperform Votes
329
39.69%
Broadridge Financial SolutionsOutperform Votes
399
49.94%
Underperform Votes
400
50.06%

Summary

WEX beats Broadridge Financial Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WEX vs. The Competition

MetricWEXBusiness services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.12B$20.46B$7.13B$19.83B
Dividend YieldN/A2.44%2.33%3.50%
P/E Ratio22.7326.6625.9541.76
Price / Sales2.8010.58165.1920.68
Price / Cash9.4533.9828.0021.65
Price / Book4.254.984.804.66
Net Income$266.60M$511.00M$120.67M$983.45M
7 Day Performance-2.71%1.72%10.25%-2.12%
1 Month Performance-16.07%1.64%12.59%-0.47%
1 Year Performance3.68%42.03%35.78%24.69%

WEX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEX
WEX
4.9564 of 5 stars
$179.08
-1.0%
$235.91
+31.7%
+3.7%$7.12B$2.55B22.735,500Short Interest ↓
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4.3273 of 5 stars
$227.34
-0.1%
N/A+25.7%$26.57B$6.51B39.3314,600Dividend Announcement
Insider Selling
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.7015 of 5 stars
$173.35
+0.5%
N/A+12.9%$12.65B$2.22B31.757,170Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
G
Genpact
2.9325 of 5 stars
$44.44
-1.5%
N/A+34.1%$7.92B$4.48B12.21129,100Short Interest ↑
EXLS
ExlService
4.5275 of 5 stars
$44.54
-1.9%
N/A+62.5%$7.17B$1.63B39.0754,000Analyst Upgrade
Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
MMS
Maximus
3.4847 of 5 stars
$79.75
-1.3%
N/A-4.3%$4.80B$4.90B16.7239,600Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.76 of 5 stars
$101.85
-0.3%
N/A+23.4%$4.47B$3.90B14.7210,000Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
2.9444 of 5 stars
$32.10
-1.4%
N/A+101.9%$4.00B$614.49M103.551,273Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
WU
Western Union
4.285 of 5 stars
$10.69
+1.1%
N/A-9.6%$3.61B$4.36B5.489,000Positive News
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.7369 of 5 stars
$54.04
-0.8%
N/A+6.7%$1.57B$1.17B23.816,000Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
EVRI
Everi
1.7471 of 5 stars
$13.37
-0.4%
N/A+22.9%$1.15B$807.82M28.452,200Insider Selling
News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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