Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) Head to Head Survey

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Paysign and Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysign	15.67%	30.13%	5.66%
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.15%	0.10%	0.01%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.9% of Paysign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of Paysign shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Paysign has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Paysign and Brookfield Wealth Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysign	0	0	3	0	3.00
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0	1	0	0	2.00

Paysign presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.54%. Given Paysign’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paysign is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paysign and Brookfield Wealth Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paysign	$82.03 million	10.27	$7.55 million	$0.26	57.38
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$11.63 billion	1.10	$766.00 million	$0.26	145.96

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

Summary

Paysign beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paysign

Paysign, Inc. provides prepaid card programs, comprehensive patient affordability offerings, digital banking services, and integrated payment processing services for businesses, consumers, and government institutions. Its product offerings include solutions for corporate rewards, prepaid gift cards, general purpose reloadable debit cards, employee incentives, consumer rebates, donor compensation, clinical trials, healthcare reimbursement payments and pharmaceutical payment assistance, and demand deposit accounts accessible with a debit card. The company markets its prepaid card solutions under the Paysign brand. Its primary market focus is on companies and municipalities that require a streamlined payment solution for rewards, rebates, payment assistance, and other payments to their customers, employees, agents, and others. The company was formerly known as 3PEA International, Inc. and changed its name to Paysign, Inc. in April 2019. Paysign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

About Brookfield Wealth Solutions

Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.