TACT vs BKNG vs AGYS Stock Comparison

Transact Technologies, Booking Holdings and Agilysys Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.50 +16.8% 1M +17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$56.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$147.94 -9.7% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$111.16B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
0.84%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
AGYS Agilysys Inc
$115.13 +18.6% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
73.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$344.37M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 6, Agilysys 3, Transact Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACTBKNGAGYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.78M $111.16B $3.25B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -141.5x 15.8x 73.0x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 49.2x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +12.9% +14.9% AGYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.8% 25.5% 12.9% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% 75.5% — BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -82.3x 0.3x — TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.84% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.0% -27.8% -18.4% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr +8.9%/yr +19.3%/yr AGYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 37.9% 52.0% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 60/100 70/100 AGYS

Percentile Scorecard

TACTBKNGAGYS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTACTBKNGAGYS
Valuation 83 #16 of 89 65 #59 of 166 31 #62 of 89
Growth 31 #56 of 81 38 #95 of 152 90 #9 of 81
Profitability 49 #39 of 76 100 #1 of 152 80 #16 of 76
Financial Health 80 #20 of 94 40 #107 of 179 79 #21 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 57 #41 of 94 –
Overall 61 60 70
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • AGYS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTACTBKNGAGYSSPY
1 month +16.8%-9.7%+18.6% +0.9%
3 months +12.0%-26.5%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months +65.7%-15.0%+75.2% +8.5%
Year to date +37.5%-30.9%-3.1% +13.3%
1 year +17.0%-27.8%-18.4% +12.4%
3 years -8.5%+34.7%+43.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.9%+10.4%+12.7% +23.5%
5 years -61.0%+52.8%+141.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.2%+8.9%+19.3% +11.0%
10 years -22.5%+150.8%+1,099.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.5%+9.6%+28.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTACTBKNGAGYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%37.9%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%38.0%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.840.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.73-0.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.3%-39.5%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-32.7%-18.4% -0.9%
52-week high $5.84$219.68$141.12 $779.14
52-week low $3.21$147.94$62.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTACTBKNGAGYS
P/E now vs peer median -141.5xmedian 40.6x 15.8xmedian 16.8x 73.0xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 203.0xmedian 18.3x 11.6xmedian 13.9x 55.1xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 20.5x 11.7xmedian 11.4x 40.5xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x -10.3xmedian 1.8x 9.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.11median 1.74 -0.27median 0.36 1.49median 1.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTACTBKNGAGYS
Revenue $52.99M $28.24B $344.37M
Gross profit $26.26M – $219.63M
Operating income -$425.00K $9.28B $49.33M
Net income -$400.00K $7.21B $44.36M
Free cash flow $5.23M $9.54B $80.26M
R&D $5.95M – $77.56M
EPS (diluted) $-0.04 $9.36 $1.55
Cash & equivalents $19.39M $17.21B $137.56M
Total debt $3.00M $20.18B –
Shares (diluted) 10.29M 770.00M 28.58M
Enterprise value -$21.92M $44.21B $2.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAGYS
P/E -141.5x 15.8x 73.0x
P/FCF 10.9x 11.7x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 11.3x 39.6x
P/S 1.1x 3.9x 9.4x
P/B 1.7x -10.3x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -9.6x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 203.0x 11.6x 55.1x
EV/EBIT -95.1x 12.3x 63.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.0x 9.0x
EV/FCF 7.7x 12.0x 38.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 11.6x 37.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.11 -0.27 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAGYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 12.9% 14.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 13.4% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – 18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.3% 12.9% 57.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 15.3% 62.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 95.4% 49.8% 82.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 17.4% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.5% -93.7% 81.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -57.3% 49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 2.9% 40.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 13.2% 30.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 3.2% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 13.9% 48.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAGYS
Gross margin 49.6% – 63.8%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 34.9% 16.4%
Operating margin -0.8% 32.9% 14.3%
Pretax margin -0.5% 32.9% 16.1%
Net margin -0.8% 25.5% 12.9%
FCF margin 9.9% 33.8% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% 34.9% 23.9%
Return on equity -1.2% – 12.7%
Return on assets -0.8% 25.1% 9.2%
Return on invested capital -1.2% 75.5% –
Return on capital employed -1.2% 121.7% 13.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.6x 1.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 2.1% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAGYS
Debt / assets 5.9% 68.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x -1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -82.3x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 36.0% 136.3% 27.8%
Equity / assets 64.0% -36.3% 72.2%
Interest coverage -1.3x 8.4x 135.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.57 5.74 16.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACTBKNGAGYS
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 9.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 10.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTACTBKNGAGYS
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 49.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 +30.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.30MFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $387.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +11.4% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACTBKNGAGYS
Held by institutions 38.0% 92.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 37 1,916 288
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% -9.6% +5.5%
Institutions buying 13 892 178
Institutions selling 8 828 71
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.08 2.51

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TACTBKNGAGYS
TACT 1.00 0.01 0.11
BKNG 0.01 1.00 0.34
AGYS 0.11 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TACT, BKNG and AGYS?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.78M, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $111.16B, Agilysys (AGYS) $3.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, TACT, BKNG and AGYS?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transact Technologies (TACT) -141.5x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.8x, Agilysys (AGYS) 73.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.6x, Agilysys (AGYS) 49.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agilysys (AGYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Agilysys (AGYS) +14.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Agilysys (AGYS) 12.9%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Transact Technologies (TACT) +17.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -27.8%, Agilysys (AGYS) -18.4%. Over five years, Agilysys (AGYS) compounded fastest (Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.2%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.9%/yr, Agilysys (AGYS) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Transact Technologies (TACT) 0.00%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.84%, Agilysys (AGYS) 0.00%. Transact Technologies (TACT) and Agilysys (AGYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 37.9%, Agilysys (AGYS) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TACT, BKNG and AGYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.