Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE – Get Free Report) is one of 336 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Paysafe to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Paysafe has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paysafe’s peers have a beta of 2.52, meaning that their average stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.4% of Paysafe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Paysafe and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Paysafe | $1.76 billion | -$182.51 million | -1.79 |
| Paysafe Competitors | $8.83 billion | $1.11 billion | 10.29 |
Paysafe’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Paysafe. Paysafe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Paysafe and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Paysafe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Paysafe Competitors | 1953 | 6937 | 11711 | 447 | 2.51 |
Paysafe currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 4.62%. Given Paysafe’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paysafe is more favorable than its peers.
Profitability
This table compares Paysafe and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Paysafe | -11.82% | 10.31% | 1.41% |
| Paysafe Competitors | -315.15% | -42.19% | -6.56% |
Summary
Paysafe peers beat Paysafe on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
Paysafe Company Profile
Paysafe Limited is a payments technology company that provides services to businesses and consumers. Its offerings include payment processing and merchant solutions, digital wallets, and prepaid payment products designed for online and in-person transactions. The company’s consumer brands include Skrill and NETELLER digital wallets and paysafecard, a prepaid option that lets customers pay online without using a traditional payment card. Paysafe also supports merchants with tools for accepting and managing payments across digital channels.
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