Financial Comparison: Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) versus Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR)

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) and Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shift4 Payments and Loomis”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shift4 Payments	$3.33 billion	1.78	$229.60 million	$2.13	31.39
Loomis	$2.88 billion	N/A	$155.24 million	$2.61	16.42

Shift4 Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Loomis. Loomis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Shift4 Payments and Loomis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shift4 Payments	5.02%	40.19%	6.61%
Loomis	5.90%	14.07%	4.62%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are held by 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.

Volatility and Risk

Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loomis has a beta of -1.49, indicating that its share price is 249% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Shift4 Payments and Loomis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shift4 Payments	0	6	15	1	2.77
Loomis	0	0	0	0	0.00

Shift4 Payments currently has a consensus target price of $95.85, suggesting a potential upside of 43.34%. Given Shift4 Payments’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Loomis.

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats Loomis on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE FOUR) provides integrated payment processing and technology solutions in the United States. Its payments platform provides omni-channel card acceptance and processing solutions, including end-to-end payment processing for various payment types; merchant acquiring; proprietary omni-channel gateway; complementary software integrations; integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) solutions; security and risk management solutions; and reporting and analytical tools, as well as tokenization, risk management/underwriting, payment device and chargeback management, fraud prevention, and gift card solutions. The company also offers suite of technology solutions, such as Lighthouse, a cloud-based business intelligence tool that includes customer engagement, social media management, online reputation management, scheduling, and product pricing, as well as reporting and analytics; integrated POS for merchants business; and Skytab, a mobile payment solution. In addition, it provides marketplace technology that enable seamless integrations into third-party applications, which includes online delivery services, payroll, timekeeping, and other human resource services. Further, the company offers merchant management, training and education, marketing management, and incentives tracking solutions. Additionally, it provides merchant underwriting, onboarding and activation, training, risk management, and support services; and software integrations and compliance management, and partner support and services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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.