Analyzing Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) and CannaSys (OTCMKTS:MJTK)

CannaSys (OTCMKTS:MJTK) and Corpay (NYSE:CPAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CannaSys and Corpay, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CannaSys	0	0	0	0	N/A
Corpay	0	4	9	1	2.79

Corpay has a consensus target price of $353.46, indicating a potential upside of 7.22%. Given Corpay’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corpay is more favorable than CannaSys.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CannaSys	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corpay	26.41%	38.93%	7.69%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CannaSys and Corpay”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CannaSys	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corpay	$3.76 billion	6.09	$981.89 million	$13.76	23.96

Corpay has higher revenue and earnings than CannaSys.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.8% of Corpay shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of CannaSys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Corpay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About CannaSys

CannaSys, Inc. provides technology services for the cannabis industry. The company offers Citizen Toke, a text-message-based transaction and promotion platform focused on user acquisition and customer engagement for both regulated cannabis retailers and branded products companies. It also offers BumpUp Rewards, a membership rewards loyalty program designed for social media ties and an electronic solution for providing gifts, points, and discounts to friends and family; and CannaLIMS, a laboratory management information system product focuses on the cannabis marketplace. The company's products serve medical and recreational growers, dispensers, and customers. CannaSys, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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.