Brink’s (NYSE:BCO – Get Free Report) and GBT Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTCH – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Brink’s and GBT Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Brink’s | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
GBT Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Brink’s currently has a consensus price target of $138.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.36%. Given Brink’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Brink’s is more favorable than GBT Technologies.
Risk & Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Brink’s and GBT Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Brink’s | 3.21% | 86.86% | 4.62% |
GBT Technologies | N/A | -99.06% | 49,855.14% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.0% of Brink’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Brink’s shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.0% of GBT Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Brink’s and GBT Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Brink’s | $5.01 billion | 0.91 | $162.90 million | $3.70 | 29.75 |
GBT Technologies | $1.20 billion | 0.00 | $20.72 million | N/A | N/A |
Brink’s has higher revenue and earnings than GBT Technologies.
Summary
Brink’s beats GBT Technologies on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Brink’s
The Brink’s Co. engages in providing cash management services, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Latin America, Europe, and Rest of World. The North America segment operates in the U.S. and Canada. The Latin America segment refers to the operations in Latin American countries. The Europe segment relates to operations in European countries. The Rest of World segment focuses on the operations in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company was founded by Perry Brink and Fidelia Brink on May 5, 1859 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.
About GBT Technologies
GBT Technologies Inc. develops Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) enabled networking and tracking technologies. The company's technologies include wireless mesh network technology platform and fixed solutions. It also develops intelligent human body vitals devices, asset-tracking IoT, and wireless mesh networks. The company also offers IT consulting services; and sells electronic products. The company was formerly known as Gopher Protocol Inc. and changed its name to GBT Technologies Inc. in August 2019. GBT Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Santa Monica, California.
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