REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:ULTI) and AppTech Payments (NASDAQ:APCX) Head to Head Analysis

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:ULTI) and AppTech Payments (NASDAQ:APCX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF and AppTech Payments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF	4.78%	8.84%	3.38%
AppTech Payments	-3,119.45%	-398.98%	-153.45%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.2% of REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of AppTech Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.5% of AppTech Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF has a beta of 3.59, indicating that its stock price is 259% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppTech Payments has a beta of -0.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF and AppTech Payments, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF	0	4	1	0	2.66
AppTech Payments	0	0	0	0	0.00

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF presently has a consensus target price of $7.84, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF is more favorable than AppTech Payments.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF and AppTech Payments”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF	$1.14 billion	0.02	$65.14 million	$2.07	3.79
AppTech Payments	$276,000.00	41.09	-$18.51 million	($0.23)	-1.17

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF has higher revenue and earnings than AppTech Payments. AppTech Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF beats AppTech Payments on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions to enterprise companies, mid-market companies, and companies in the strategic market in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its UltiPro software solution delivers the functionality businesses need to manage the employee life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's UltiPro solution includes feature sets for talent acquisition and onboarding, human resources (HR) service delivery and management, benefits management and online enrollment, payroll, performance management, employee engagement surveying, compensation management with salary planning, budgeting, incentive award planning, succession management, learning management, reporting and analytical decision-making and predictive tools and time capture, scheduling, attendance tracking, and absence accruals; and has role-based features for HR professionals, executives, managers, administrators, and employees. Its UltiPro software solution is delivered through software-as-a-service. The company also provides professional services, and customer support and product maintenance services. It markets its products and services to manufacturing, food services, sports, technology, finance, insurance, retail, real estate, transportation, communications, healthcare, and other services industries primarily through direct sales force. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Weston, Florida.

About AppTech Payments

AppTech Payments Corp., a financial technology company, provides electronic payment processing technologies and merchant services in the United States. Its merchant transaction services offer processing payments for credit and debit cards through point-of-sale equipment, e-commerce gateways, periodic automatic clearing house payments, and gift and loyalty programs. The company also offers integrated solutions for frictionless digital and mobile payment acceptance, as well as multi-use case, multi-channel, API-driven, and account-based issuer processing for card, digital tokens, and payment transfer transaction services; hosted ecommerce checkout, a flexible payment gateway; and text payment technology, alternative payment methods (APMs), and contactless payments. In addition, it provides FinZeo, a fintech platform. The company was formerly known as AppTech Corp. AppTech Payments Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.