Analyzing Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) & JC Decaux (OTCMKTS:JCDXF)

Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) and JC Decaux (OTCMKTS:JCDXF) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Stran & Company, Inc. and JC Decaux”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stran & Company, Inc.	$82.65 million	0.36	-$4.14 million	($0.13)	-12.42
JC Decaux	$3.93 billion	0.94	$280.16 million	N/A	N/A

JC Decaux has higher revenue and earnings than Stran & Company, Inc..

Profitability

This table compares Stran & Company, Inc. and JC Decaux’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stran & Company, Inc.	-2.19%	-7.47%	-4.37%
JC Decaux	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Stran & Company, Inc. and JC Decaux, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stran & Company, Inc.	0	0	0	0	0.00
JC Decaux	0	3	0	1	2.50

Risk and Volatility

Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JC Decaux has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

JC Decaux beats Stran & Company, Inc. on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stran & Company, Inc.

Stran & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of promotional marketing and branded merchandise services. It offers promotional product, custom manufacturing, custom packaging, warehousing, and program management. The company was founded by Andrew Shape and Andrew Stranberg in 1994 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

About JC Decaux

JCDecaux SE operates as an outdoor advertising company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Street Furniture, Transport, and Billboard. The Street Furniture segment provides advertising services in shopping malls; rents street furniture; and sells and rents equipment, such as automatic public toilets, bikes, etc., as well as provides cleaning, maintenance, and other services. The Transport segment provides advertising services in public transport systems, such as airports, metros, buses, trams, and trains. The Billboard segment is involved in advertising on private property, including traditional large format or back-light billboards; neon-light billboards; and advertising wall wraps. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. JCDecaux SE is a subsidiary of JCDecaux Holding SAS.