Analyzing Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) & Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE)

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paysafe and Akso Health Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paysafe	$1.60 billion	0.87	-$20.25 million	($0.38)	-59.99
Akso Health Group	$2.41 million	77.39	-$9.46 million	N/A	N/A

Akso Health Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paysafe.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.4% of Paysafe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Paysafe and Akso Health Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paysafe	2	2	0	0	1.50
Akso Health Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Paysafe currently has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.46%. Given Paysafe’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paysafe is more favorable than Akso Health Group.

Volatility & Risk

Paysafe has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akso Health Group has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Paysafe and Akso Health Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paysafe	-1.38%	12.92%	2.25%
Akso Health Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Paysafe beats Akso Health Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paysafe

Paysafe Limited provides end-to-end payment solutions in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its payments platform offers a range of payment solutions comprising credit and debit card processing, digital wallet, eCash, and real-time banking solutions for entertainment verticals, such as iGaming, including online betting related to sports, e-sports, fantasy sports, poker, and other casino games, as well as travel, streaming/video gaming, retail/hospitality, and digital assets. The company operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Digital Wallets. The Merchant Solutions segment offers PCI-compliant payment acceptance and transaction processing solutions for merchants and integrated service providers, including merchant acquiring, transaction processing, gateway solutions, fraud and risk management tools, data and analytics, point of sale systems, and merchant financing solutions, as well as comprehensive support services under the Paysafe and Petroleum Card Services brands. The Digital Wallets segment offers digital wallet solutions under the Skrill, NETELLER, paysafecard, and Paysafecash brands; and pay-by-bank solutions under the Rapid Transfer brand. It also provides eCash solutions under the paysafecard and Paysafecash brands; paysafecard prepaid Mastercard that can be linked to a digital paysafecard account and used to make purchases; Safetypay, a platform that enables eCommerce transactions; and PagoEfectivo, an alternative payment platform. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Akso Health Group

Akso Health Group operates a social e-commerce mobile platform in China. The company operates Xiaobai Maimai App, which offers food and beverage products, wine, cosmetic products, fashion and apparel, entertainment products, housewares, home appliances, and cost-saving promotions at petrol gas stations. It also offers consultancy and information technology support services; provides health treatment services; sells medical devices; and trades in branded products, as well as promotes products. The company was formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc. and changed its name to Akso Health Group in December 2021. Akso Health Group was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Qingdao, China.