Head to Head Review: Relx (NYSE:RELX) vs. Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW)

Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) and Relx (NYSE:RELX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Flywire has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Relx has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Flywire and Relx”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flywire	$475.14 million	4.66	-$8.57 million	$0.15	118.67
Relx	$9.30 billion	9.28	$2.22 billion	$1.69	27.45

Relx has higher revenue and earnings than Flywire. Relx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flywire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.9% of Flywire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Relx shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Flywire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Relx shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Flywire and Relx’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flywire	4.23%	2.49%	1.86%
Relx	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Flywire and Relx, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flywire	0	4	10	1	2.80
Relx	0	1	1	1	3.00

Flywire currently has a consensus price target of $25.29, indicating a potential upside of 42.05%. Given Flywire’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Flywire is more favorable than Relx.

Summary

Flywire beats Relx on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flywire

Flywire Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a payments enablement and software company in the United States and internationally. Its payment platform and network, and vertical-specific software help clients to get paid and help their customers to pay. The company’s platform facilitates payment flows across multiple currencies, payment types, and payment options, as well as provides direct connections to alternative payment methods, such as Alipay, Boleto, PayPal/Venmo, and Trustly. It serves education, healthcare, travel, and business to business organizations. The company was formerly known as peerTransfer Corporation and changed its name to Flywire Corporation in December 2016. Flywire Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Relx

RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions. The Risk segment offers information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with technology and algorithms to assist clients in evaluating and predicting risk. The Scientific, Technical & Medical segment provides information and data sets that help researchers and healthcare professionals to advance science and health outcomes. The Legal segment provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers in decision-making, as well as increases the productivity. The Exhibitions segment is involved in the business that combines face-to-face with data and digital tools to help customers learn about markets, source products, and complete transactions. The company was formerly known as Reed Elsevier PLC and changed its name to RELX PLC in July 2015. RELX PLC was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.