Waystar (WAY) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Comparison

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Waystar and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waystar	$975.19 million	-$51.33 million	440.56
Waystar Competitors	$1.86 billion	$24.52 million	13.14

Waystar’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Waystar. Waystar 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.0% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Waystar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Waystar and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waystar	0	0	12	1	3.08
Waystar Competitors	596	2299	3891	128	2.51

Waystar currently has a consensus target price of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. As a group, “Computer integrated systems design” companies have a potential upside of 20.77%. Given Waystar’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waystar has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Waystar and its competitors’ 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%

Summary

Waystar beats its competitors 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.