Payoneer Global (PAYO) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis

Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) is one of 341 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Payoneer Global to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Payoneer Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Payoneer Global and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Payoneer Global	0	8	1	0	2.11
Payoneer Global Competitors	1974	6899	11646	443	2.50

Payoneer Global presently has a consensus price target of $7.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.35%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 7.82%. Given Payoneer Global’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Payoneer Global is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payoneer Global’s competitors have a beta of 2.33, meaning that their average stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Payoneer Global and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Payoneer Global	4.65%	9.97%	0.80%
Payoneer Global Competitors	-409.42%	-15.09%	-6.08%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Payoneer Global and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Payoneer Global	$1.05 billion	$73.19 million	51.14
Payoneer Global Competitors	$6.69 billion	$1.09 billion	9.15

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

Summary

Payoneer Global competitors beat Payoneer Global on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Payoneer Global Company Profile

Payoneer Global Inc. operates as a financial technology company. It operates a payment infrastructure platform that provides customers with a one-stop, global, multi-currency account to serve their accounts receivable and accounts payable needs. The company delivers a suite of services that includes cross-border payments, physical and virtual MasterCard cards, working capital, risk management, and other services. It also offers various payment options with minimal integration required, full back-office functions, and customer support offered. The company's platform delivers bank-grade security, stability, and redundancy. It serves customers, such as small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 190 countries and territories worldwide. Payoneer Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.