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$130.02 +3.52 (+2.78%)
As of 04/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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

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

WEX vs.

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Jack Henry & Associates had 9 more articles in the media than WEX. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates and 12 mentions for WEX. Jack Henry & Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat WEX's score of 1.18 indicating that Jack Henry & Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WEX
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Jack Henry & Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WEX. WEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Jack Henry & Associates$2.27B5.53$381.82M$5.5431.14
WEX$2.63B1.69$309.60M$7.5017.34

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of WEX 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.

WEX received 202 more outperform votes than Jack Henry & Associates when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.74% of users gave WEX an outperform vote while only 52.81% of users gave Jack Henry & Associates an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Jack Henry & AssociatesOutperform Votes
301
52.81%
Underperform Votes
269
47.19%
WEXOutperform Votes
503
59.74%
Underperform Votes
339
40.26%

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus price target of $186.45, indicating a potential upside of 8.06%. WEX has a consensus price target of $185.80, indicating a potential upside of 42.90%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WEX is more favorable than Jack Henry & Associates.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.15
WEX
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 17.83% compared to WEX's net margin of 11.78%. WEX's return on equity of 32.35% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Jack Henry & Associates17.83% 21.55% 14.05%
WEX 11.78%32.35%3.89%

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jack Henry & Associates beats WEX on 9 of the 17 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$4.45B$20.20B$7.11B$18.90B
Dividend YieldN/A2.74%2.65%4.15%
P/E Ratio17.3433.8830.5732.40
Price / Sales1.697.00160.5628.59
Price / Cash8.3332.3031.6117.53
Price / Book3.475.404.814.44
Net Income$309.60M$681.59M$195.43M$1.02B
7 Day Performance5.50%15.21%15.83%3.36%
1 Month Performance-17.61%4.00%0.93%-5.77%
1 Year Performance-44.27%29.10%8.57%3.58%

WEX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEX
WEX
4.4237 of 5 stars
$130.02
+2.8%
$185.80
+42.9%
-44.3%$4.45B$2.63B17.345,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.231 of 5 stars
$168.72
-1.8%
$186.45
+10.5%
+4.4%$12.30B$2.27B30.456,850Positive News
G
Genpact
2.9513 of 5 stars
$46.69
-1.9%
$48.44
+3.8%
+50.6%$8.20B$4.77B16.44109,600Positive News
EXLS
ExlService
3.4207 of 5 stars
$43.31
-3.5%
$48.86
+12.8%
+51.6%$7.03B$1.84B37.9945,400Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.8537 of 5 stars
$91.70
-3.2%
$125.86
+37.2%
-6.4%$3.96B$3.99B14.179,500Analyst Forecast
Positive News
MMS
Maximus
3.9786 of 5 stars
$67.04
-0.5%
$90.00
+34.2%
-14.9%$3.79B$5.38B14.4239,500Positive News
PAY
Paymentus
2.456 of 5 stars
$28.38
-2.6%
$30.00
+5.7%
+51.0%$3.55B$871.75M91.551,260
WU
Western Union
3.5938 of 5 stars
$9.73
-0.8%
$12.11
+24.5%
-25.0%$3.26B$4.21B3.568,900Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.9019 of 5 stars
$59.07
-2.3%
$71.71
+21.4%
+17.8%$1.70B$1.20B19.435,700Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
EVRI
Everi
1.4763 of 5 stars
$13.75
-0.1%
$12.83
-6.7%
+61.0%$1.19B$757.90M91.671,550Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
INOD
Innodata
1.9286 of 5 stars
$29.68
-10.2%
$53.00
+78.6%
+491.8%$928.98M$170.46M34.924,210

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