Analyzing Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) & Dazed (OTCMKTS:MEDH)

Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) and Dazed (OTCMKTS:MEDH) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.8% of Corpay shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Corpay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Corpay and Dazed, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corpay	1	2	5	0	2.50
Dazed	0	0	0	0	N/A

Corpay currently has a consensus price target of $334.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.98%. Given Corpay’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Corpay is more favorable than Dazed.

Profitability

This table compares Corpay and Dazed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corpay	26.29%	36.97%	7.72%
Dazed	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Corpay and Dazed’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corpay	$3.76 billion	4.67	$981.89 million	$13.44	18.58
Dazed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Corpay has higher revenue and earnings than Dazed.

Risk & Volatility

Corpay has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dazed has a beta of 2.95, meaning that its share price is 195% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Corpay beats Dazed on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Corpay

Corpay, Inc. operates as a payments company that helps businesses and consumers manage vehicle-related expenses, lodging expenses, and corporate payments in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers vehicle payment solutions, which include fuel, tolls, parking, fleet maintenance, and long-haul transportation services, as well as prepaid food and transportation vouchers and cards. It also provides corporate payment solutions consisting of accounts payable automation; virtual cards, cross-border solutions; and purchasing and travel and entertainment card products, as well as lodging payments solutions for employees who travel overnight for work purposes; traveling crews and stranded passengers from airlines and cruise lines; and insurance policyholders displaced from their homes due to damage or catastrophe. In addition, the company offers gifts and payroll cards. It serves business, merchant, consumer, and payment network customers. The company was formerly known as FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Corpay, Inc. in March 2024. Corpay, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Dazed

Dazed, Inc. focuses on retail, distribution, hospitality, licensing, and franchising of portfolio of counterculture brands. The company was formerly known as MedX Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Dazed, Inc. in October 2022. Dazed, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.