Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS – Get Free Report) is one of 341 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Paysign to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Paysign and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Paysign | 15.67% | 30.13% | 5.66% |
| Paysign Competitors | -412.58% | -39.71% | -5.80% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Paysign and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Paysign | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Paysign Competitors | 1982 | 6924 | 11684 | 444 | 2.50 |
Paysign presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 6.45%. Given Paysign’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paysign is more favorable than its peers.
Volatility & Risk
Paysign has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paysign’s peers have a beta of 2.51, suggesting that their average share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
25.9% of Paysign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 24.5% of Paysign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Paysign and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Paysign | $82.03 million | $7.55 million | 55.08 |
| Paysign Competitors | $9.22 billion | $1.09 billion | 7.64 |
Paysign’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Paysign. Paysign is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Paysign beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
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.
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