Comparing Organization of Football Prognostics (OTCMKTS:GOFPY) and Tabcorp (OTCMKTS:TACBY)

Organization of Football Prognostics (OTCMKTS:GOFPY – Get Rating) and Tabcorp (OTCMKTS:TACBY – Get Rating) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Organization of Football Prognostics and Tabcorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Organization of Football Prognostics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tabcorp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Organization of Football Prognostics pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tabcorp pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.0%. Organization of Football Prognostics pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tabcorp pays out 87.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Organization of Football Prognostics and Tabcorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Organization of Football Prognostics	0	1	1	0	2.50
Tabcorp	2	1	0	0	1.33

Organization of Football Prognostics presently has a consensus price target of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.35%. Given Organization of Football Prognostics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Organization of Football Prognostics is more favorable than Tabcorp.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Organization of Football Prognostics and Tabcorp’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Organization of Football Prognostics	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.23	34.01
Tabcorp	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.34	3.95

Tabcorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Organization of Football Prognostics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Organization of Football Prognostics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Tabcorp shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Summary

Organization of Football Prognostics beats Tabcorp on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Organization of Football Prognostics

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Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics engages in the operation of numerical lottery and sports betting games. It operates through the following segments: Lotteries, Sports Betting, Instant & Passives, VLTs, Telecommunication & eMoney Services and Others. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

About Tabcorp

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Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of entertainment services. It operates through the Wagering and Media, and Gaming Services segments. The Wagering and Media segment includes totalizator and fixed odds betting, retail wagering networks, and global racing media business. The Gaming Services segment provides regulatory monitoring and related services. The company was founded on April 13, 1994 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.