Critical Analysis: Debt Resolve (OTCMKTS:DRSV) and APi Group (NYSE:APG)

Debt Resolve (OTCMKTS:DRSV) and APi Group (NYSE:APG) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Debt Resolve and APi Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Debt Resolve	0	0	0	0	0.00
APi Group	0	2	7	1	2.90

APi Group has a consensus price target of $48.57, suggesting a potential downside of 0.77%. Given APi Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe APi Group is more favorable than Debt Resolve.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Debt Resolve and APi Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Debt Resolve	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
APi Group	$7.91 billion	2.68	$302.00 million	($0.76)	-64.40

APi Group has higher revenue and earnings than Debt Resolve.

Profitability

This table compares Debt Resolve and APi Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Debt Resolve	N/A	N/A	N/A
APi Group	3.70%	37.92%	14.19%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.6% of APi Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.1% of Debt Resolve shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of APi Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

APi Group beats Debt Resolve on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Debt Resolve

Debt Resolve, Inc. provides software solutions to consumer lenders or those collecting consumer loans using Software-as-a-Service model in the United States. Its solutions facilitate Web-based payments or the resolution of delinquent or defaulted consumer debt. The company also provides services in the student loan document preparation industry. It serves consumer banks, collection agencies, and the buyers of defaulted debt. The company was formerly known as Lombardia Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Debt Resolve, Inc. in May 2003. Debt Resolve, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Hawthorne, New York. On July 29, 2020, the voluntary petition of Debt Resolve, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 3, 2020.

About APi Group

APi Group Corporation provides safety and specialty services worldwide. It operates through Safety Services and Specialty Services segments. The Safety Services segment offers solutions focusing on end-to-end integrated occupancy systems, such as fire protection services; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning solutions; and entry systems, which include the design, installation, inspection, and service of these integrated systems. The Specialty Services segment provides various infrastructure and specialized industrial plant services, including maintenance and repair of underground electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure. This segment offers engineering and design, fabrication, installation, maintenance service and repair, retrofitting and upgrading services, pipeline infrastructure, access and road construction, supporting facilities, and integrity management and maintenance to the energy industry. It serves customers in the public and private sectors, including commercial, industrial, distribution and fulfillment centers, manufacturing, education, healthcare, telecom, utilities, transmission and integrity, high tech, entertainment, government, and infrastructure markets. The company was formerly known as J2 Acquisition Limited and changed its name to APi Group Corporation in October 2019. APi Group Corporation was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota.