EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC – Get Rating) and MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares EVERTEC and MGT Capital Investments' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

EVERTEC has higher revenue and earnings than MGT Capital Investments.

Analyst Recommendations

EVERTEC presently has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.62%. Given EVERTEC's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe EVERTEC is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.7% of EVERTEC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of EVERTEC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

EVERTEC has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 2.9, suggesting that its stock price is 190% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares EVERTEC and MGT Capital Investments' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

EVERTEC beats MGT Capital Investments on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVERTEC

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EVERTEC, Inc. engages in the provision of transaction services. It operates through the following segments: Payment Services-Puerto Rico and Caribbean, Payment Services-Latin America, Merchant Acquiring, Business Solutions, and Corporate and Other. The Payment Services segment is involved in the authorization, processing, management and recording of automated teller machines (ATM) and point of sales transactions, and ATM management and monitoring. The Merchant Acquiring segment offers services to merchants of all sizes, enabling them to accept all types of electronic payments. The Business Solutions segment consists of bank processing, network hosting and management, information technology professional services, business process outsourcing, item processing, cash processing, and fulfillment. The Corporate and Other represents corporate overhead, certain leveraged activities, other non-operating expenses, and intersegment eliminations. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

About MGT Capital Investments

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MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business. It solves complex mathematical problems using custom designed and programmed application-specific integrated circuit computers. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

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