Paymentus vs Priority Technology
PAY and PRTH side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PAY and PRTH compare
Paymentus is the larger company, worth 6.6 times as much as Priority Technology ($4.3B against $651M).
On earnings, Priority Technology is cheaper: it trades at 16.1× trailing earnings, against 46.6× for Paymentus.
Paymentus grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.5% versus 10.1% for Priority Technology).
Paymentus scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 9 for Priority Technology), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PAY | PRTH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $651M |
| Share price | $34.01 | $7.90 |
| Change, 1 year | −10.0% | 41.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.0% | 28.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.43 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 1,340 | 1,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 46.6× | 16.1× (better) |
| P/S | 3.0× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 6.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.3× | 7.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 25.6× | 6.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 16.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $32.55 | $13.98 |
| Margin of safety | −4.5% | 43.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.5% (better) | 10.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 31.7% (better) | 18.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 59.2% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 58.7% (better) | −7.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 45.4% (better) | 12.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 25.2% | 39.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 13.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.7% | – |
| FCF margin | 11.8% (better) | 10.6% |
| Return on equity | 16.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 35.8% (better) | 12.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.30 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.6× |
| Current ratio | 4.82 (better) | 1.10 |
| Altman Z-score | 24.77 (better) | 0.74 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.9% | 23.6% |
| Held by insiders | 84.1% | 59.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.1M | −$23.8K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.9% | – |
Go deeper
- PAY stock overview
- PAY income statement
- PAY valuation and score
- PRTH stock overview
- PRTH income statement
- PRTH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.