Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCMKTS:SNRY) and Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) Head-To-Head Analysis

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) and Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCMKTS:SNRY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Euronet Worldwide and Solar Energy Initiatives’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euronet Worldwide	7.27%	27.63%	5.78%
Solar Energy Initiatives	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Euronet Worldwide and Solar Energy Initiatives, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euronet Worldwide	1	3	5	0	2.44
Solar Energy Initiatives	0	0	0	0	0.00

Euronet Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $111.33, indicating a potential upside of 48.90%. Given Euronet Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Solar Energy Initiatives.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Euronet Worldwide and Solar Energy Initiatives”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euronet Worldwide	$3.99 billion	0.79	$306.00 million	$6.83	10.95
Solar Energy Initiatives	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Euronet Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Solar Energy Initiatives.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Solar Energy Initiatives shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Euronet Worldwide has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solar Energy Initiatives has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Euronet Worldwide beats Solar Energy Initiatives on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Euronet Worldwide

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individual consumers worldwide. It operates through three segments: Electronic Fund Transfer Processing, epay, and Money Transfer. The Electronic Fund Transfer Processing segment provides electronic payment solutions, including automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit and prepaid card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. It also offers ATM and POS currency conversion, ATM surcharge, advertising, customer relationship management, mobile top-up, bill payment, fraud management, foreign remittance and cardless payout, banknote recycling, and tax-refund services; and integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems. The epay segment distributes and processes prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products; and provides payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services, as well as vouchers and physical gift fulfillment, and gift card distribution and processing services. This segment operates a network of approximately 821,000 POS terminals. The Money Transfer segment offers consumer-to-consumer and account-to-account money transfer, customers bill payment, check cashing, foreign currency exchange, mobile top-up, and cash management and foreign currency risk management services, as well as payment alternatives, such as money orders and prepaid debit cards. The company was formerly known as Euronet Services, Inc. and changed its name to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. in August 2001. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

About Solar Energy Initiatives

Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets and sells solar power products, systems, and services in the United States and the Caribbean. The company primarily designs, markets, and sells solar power systems for residential and commercial customers; and designs, markets, sells, owns, and operates solar power systems for municipal and commercial customers, as well as designs, develops, and manages solar parks. Its products include photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic roofing systems, solar thermal products, balance of system products, and management system products. The company was formerly known as NP Capital Corp. and changed its name to Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. in September 2008. Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.