Critical Review: Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) and Brink’s (NYSE:BCO)

Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) and Brink’s (NYSE:BCO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Galaxy Payroll Group and Brink’s”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Galaxy Payroll Group	$3.86 million	2.45	$700,000.00	N/A	N/A
Brink’s	$5.01 billion	0.96	$162.90 million	$3.70	31.18

Brink’s has higher revenue and earnings than Galaxy Payroll Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.0% of Brink’s shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Brink’s shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Galaxy Payroll Group and Brink’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galaxy Payroll Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brink’s	3.21%	86.86%	4.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Galaxy Payroll Group and Brink’s, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galaxy Payroll Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Brink’s	0	1	2	0	2.67

Brink’s has a consensus target price of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.62%. Given Brink’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brink’s is more favorable than Galaxy Payroll Group.

Summary

Brink’s beats Galaxy Payroll Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Galaxy Payroll Group

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides payroll outsourcing, employment, and consultancy and market research services. It has operations in Hong Kong, Macau, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

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.