WEX (NYSE:WEX – Get Free Report) and Agritek (OTCMKTS:AGTK – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of WEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Agritek shares are owned 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.
Volatility & Risk
WEX has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agritek has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| WEX | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Agritek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
WEX currently has a consensus target price of $172.30, suggesting a potential upside of 26.04%. Given WEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe WEX is more favorable than Agritek.
Profitability
This table compares WEX and Agritek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| WEX | 11.50% | 42.66% | 3.33% |
| Agritek | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares WEX and Agritek”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| WEX | $2.66 billion | 1.78 | $304.10 million | $8.91 | 15.34 |
| Agritek | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
WEX has higher revenue and earnings than Agritek.
Summary
WEX beats Agritek on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About WEX
WEX Inc. operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Mobility segment offers fleet vehicle payment solutions, transaction processing, and information management services; and provides account activation and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; account management; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions; and ancillary services and offerings. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to businesses and government agencies with fleets of commercial vehicles; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Corporate Payments segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. This segment also markets its products directly and indirectly to customers in travel, fintech, insurance, consumer bill pay, and media verticals. The Benefits Solutions segment offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for consumer directed healthcare benefits and full-service benefit enrollment solutions. In addition, its SaaS platform includes embedded payment solutions and plan administration services for consumer-directed health benefits; COBRA accounts; and benefit enrollment and administration services. Further, it offers custodial and depository services for health savings accounts; and markets its products through third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, and health plans. The company was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. WEX Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.
About Agritek
Agritek Holdings, Inc. distributes hemp and cannabis products under the Hemp Pops, MD Vapes, Rehab Rx, Higher Society, and California Premiums brands in the United States. Its products include human ingestible, such as tinctures, capsules, and gummies; CBD edibles; topicals; and pet products. The company also offers business services, including operational and compliance consulting, funding and financing, dispensary and retail, commercial production and equipment build out, multichannel supply chain, and consumer product, as well as branding, marketing, and sales solutions. In addition, it is involved in the acquisition and leasing of real estate properties, such as cultivation space and related facilities to licensed marijuana growers and dispensary owners. Agritek Holdings, Inc. distributes its products through e-commerce websites comprising RehabRx.com and Hemppops.com; third-party e-commerce websites; and various brick and mortar retailers. The company was formerly known as MediSwipe Inc. and changed its name to Agritek Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. Agritek Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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