Paysign (PAYS) & Its Rivals Head to Head Review

Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS) is one of 340 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Paysign to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paysign and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paysign	$109.85 million	$7.55 million	30.73
Paysign Competitors	$6.46 billion	$1.09 billion	9.73

Paysign’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Paysign. Paysign is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.9% of Paysign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 24.5% of Paysign shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Paysign and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysign	0	1	3	0	2.75
Paysign Competitors	1986	6961	11745	446	2.50

Paysign currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.93%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 8.36%. Given Paysign’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Paysign is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Paysign has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paysign’s rivals have a beta of 2.51, indicating that their average stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Paysign and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysign	18.48%	37.20%	6.72%
Paysign Competitors	-338.57%	-39.92%	-5.61%

Summary

Paysign beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Paysign Company Profile

Paysign, Inc. provides prepaid card programs, payment processing and related financial technology services. Its platform supports organizations that need to distribute funds and manage payments, including businesses in the healthcare sector. The company serves plasma collection centers with donor compensation and payment solutions, and works with pharmaceutical companies on patient assistance and affordability programs. Its services also support payments for clinical trials and other disbursement needs.