Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHC) vs. Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) Head-To-Head Comparison

Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHC) and Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Global Arena and Columbia Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Arena	N/A	N/A	N/A
Columbia Financial	1.24%	3.61%	0.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Global Arena and Columbia Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Arena	0	0	0	0	0.00
Columbia Financial	0	1	0	0	2.00

Columbia Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.29%. Given Columbia Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Global Arena.

Volatility and Risk

Global Arena has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Global Arena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Global Arena and Columbia Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Arena	$830,000.00	0.00	-$1.19 million	N/A	N/A
Columbia Financial	$489.17 million	3.00	-$11.65 million	$0.06	233.33

Global Arena has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Columbia Financial.

Summary

Columbia Financial beats Global Arena on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Arena

Global Arena Holding Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled paper absentee/mail ballot and online election services in the United States. The company offers voter authentication and registration software, which authenticates and registers voting members in a data look-up system; and scanning and tabulation software, an advanced OMR/OCR/Barcode scanning and tabulation software, as well as an online voting platform. It also explores opportunities in the oil, gas, mineral, and energy business. The company provides its services to craft and trade organizations, labor unions, political parties, co-operatives and housing organizations, associations and professional societies, universities, and political organizations. The company was formerly known as Global Arena Holding Subsidiary Corp and changed its name to Global Arena Holding Inc. in May 2011. Global Arena Holding Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York.

About Columbia Financial

Columbia Financial, Inc., a bank holding company, provides various financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States. Its deposit products include checking, interest-earning checking products and municipal, savings and club deposits, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides various loans, including multifamily and commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, one-to-four family residential loans, construction loans, home equity loans and advances, and other consumer loans, such as automobiles and personal loans, as well as unsecured and overdraft lines of credit. In addition, it offers title insurance products; wealth management services; and cash management services comprising remote deposit, lockbox service, sweep accounts, and escrow services. The company operates full-service banking offices in New Jersey; and branch offices in Freehold, New Jersey. Columbia Financial, Inc. was founded in 1926 and is based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Columbia Financial, Inc. is a subsidiary of Columbia Bank MHC.