Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) vs. Pax Global Tech (OTCMKTS:PXGYF) Financial Survey

Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) and Pax Global Tech (OTCMKTS:PXGYF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Cantaloupe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cantaloupe and Pax Global Tech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cantaloupe	$302.55 million	2.52	$64.53 million	$0.18	57.50
Pax Global Tech	$774.67 million	0.87	$91.46 million	N/A	N/A

Pax Global Tech has higher revenue and earnings than Cantaloupe.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cantaloupe and Pax Global Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cantaloupe	1	6	1	0	2.00
Pax Global Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cantaloupe presently has a consensus price target of $12.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.74%. Given Cantaloupe’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cantaloupe is more favorable than Pax Global Tech.

Profitability

This table compares Cantaloupe and Pax Global Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cantaloupe	17.32%	8.76%	5.73%
Pax Global Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pax Global Tech has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cantaloupe beats Pax Global Tech on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe, Inc., a digital payments and software services company, provides technology solutions for self-service commerce market. The company offers integrated solutions for payments processing, logistics, and back-office management. It also provides G11 cashless and pulse kits that are 4G LTE digital payment devices for payment and consumer engagement applications; G11 chip kit, a digital reader that accepts contact EMV and contactless EMV payment methods; Engage series comprising Engage and Engage Combo, which are digital touchscreen devices that offers networking, security, and interactivity payment methods; and card touchscreen card readers, including P66, P100, P100Pro, and P30. In addition, the company offers self-checkout kiosks,?smart store?concepts, and the Cantaloupe Go management platform comprising Go Mini, Go MiniX, Go Plus100, Go Plus200, Go Plus300, Go Max, Cooler Cafe, and Smart Market; Go Portal, a robust cloud-based platform; and Cheq products, which supports attended and unattended self-service kiosks for the stadium, entertainment, and festival sectors. Further, it provides integrated software services for payment or asset tracking devices in the field to connect into platform for advanced data management, analytics, route scheduling, and loyalty and reward programs; and a range of self-service hardware solutions for vending, micro-markets, amusement, arcade, commercial laundry, air/vacuum, car wash, and other applications. Additionally, the company offers professional, network infrastructure, card processing, and customer/consumer services. Cantaloupe, Inc. was formerly known as USA Technologies, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

About Pax Global Tech

PAX Global Technology Limited, an investment holding company, develops and sells electronic funds transfer point-of-sale products in Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, the United States, and Italy. Its E-payment terminal products include smart E-payment solutions; and android smartPOS, android smart tablet, unattended payment products, PINpad, and Minipigs and mPOS. The company also develops MAXSTORE, a cloud-based Software as a Service platform that provides one-stop terminal management and valu-added services; paxRhino, a key injection service; and CyberLab, a payment application cloud test platform that provides professional one-stop online debugging and testing service. In addition, it offers payment solutions services, and maintenance and installation services. PAX Global Technology Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.