Financial Survey: Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) versus Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ)

Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) and Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

78.6% of Marqeta shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Marqeta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Loomis has a beta of -1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 254% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marqeta has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Loomis and Marqeta, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loomis	0	0	0	0	0.00
Marqeta	1	10	3	0	2.14

Marqeta has a consensus price target of $6.07, indicating a potential upside of 20.64%. Given Marqeta’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marqeta is more favorable than Loomis.

Profitability

This table compares Loomis and Marqeta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loomis	5.73%	13.56%	4.52%
Marqeta	-11.69%	-6.45%	-4.73%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Loomis and Marqeta”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loomis	$2.88 billion	N/A	$155.24 million	$2.45	17.50
Marqeta	$506.99 million	4.45	$27.29 million	($0.13)	-38.69

Loomis has higher revenue and earnings than Marqeta. Marqeta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loomis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Loomis beats Marqeta on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Loomis

Loomis AB (publ) provides solutions for the distribution, payments, handling, storage, and recycling of cash and other valuables. The company offers a range of solutions for cash in transit, cash management services, foreign exchange services, automated teller machines, automated solutions, and international valuables logistics, as well as operates Loomis Pay, a payment service that enables processing of various types of payment methods, such as card, cash, and digital alternatives. It serves financial institutions, banks, retailers, commercial enterprises, and other customers, as well as public sector in Sweden, the United States, France, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Loomis AB (publ) was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

About Marqeta

Marqeta, Inc. operates a cloud-based open application programming interface platform that delivers card issuing and transaction processing services. It offers its solutions in various verticals, including financial services, on-demand services, expense management, and e-commerce enablement, as well as buy now, pay later. Marqeta, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.