FCFS vs. TNET, RCM, FOUR, MMS, EXLS, EXPO, G, SPXC, WU, and KD
Should you be buying FirstCash stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstCash include TriNet Group (TNET), R1 RCM (RCM), Shift4 Payments (FOUR), Maximus (MMS), ExlService (EXLS), Exponent (EXPO), Genpact (G), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Western Union (WU), and Kyndryl (KD). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) and FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, TriNet Group and TriNet Group both had 9 articles in the media. TriNet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat FirstCash's score of -0.01 indicating that FirstCash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
96.8% of TriNet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.1% of TriNet Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of FirstCash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
TriNet Group currently has a consensus price target of $117.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.15%. FirstCash has a consensus price target of $142.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Given TriNet Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FirstCash is more favorable than TriNet Group.
FirstCash has a net margin of 7.23% compared to FirstCash's net margin of 6.78%. FirstCash's return on equity of 124.38% beat TriNet Group's return on equity.
TriNet Group received 337 more outperform votes than FirstCash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave TriNet Group an outperform vote while only 39.02% of users gave FirstCash an outperform vote.
TriNet Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. FirstCash pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. TriNet Group pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstCash pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. FirstCash has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. FirstCash is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
TriNet Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstCash has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TriNet Group has higher revenue and earnings than FirstCash. TriNet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstCash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
TriNet Group beats FirstCash on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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