Waystar (WAY) versus The Competition Financial Contrast

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) is one of 94 public companies in the “Computer integrated systems design” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Waystar to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.0% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Waystar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Waystar and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waystar	$975.19 million	-$51.33 million	439.67
Waystar Competitors	$1.86 billion	$24.52 million	12.71

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

Profitability

This table compares Waystar and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waystar	N/A	N/A	N/A
Waystar Competitors	-168.48%	-246.80%	-16.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Waystar and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waystar	0	0	12	1	3.08
Waystar Competitors	593	2292	3883	128	2.51

Waystar presently has a consensus target price of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.35%. As a group, “Computer integrated systems design” companies have a potential upside of 17.88%. Given Waystar’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waystar has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Waystar beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Waystar

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.