Reviewing Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) & Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cantaloupe and Loomis”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cantaloupe	$302.55 million	2.58	$64.53 million	$0.21	50.52
Loomis	$2.88 billion	N/A	$155.24 million	$2.61	14.92

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cantaloupe	19.21%	9.58%	6.25%
Loomis	5.90%	14.07%	4.62%

Risk and Volatility

Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loomis has a beta of -1.46, meaning that its stock price is 246% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Cantaloupe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Cantaloupe and Loomis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cantaloupe	1	7	0	0	1.88
Loomis	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cantaloupe presently has a consensus target price of $12.73, indicating a potential upside of 20.01%. Given Cantaloupe’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cantaloupe is more favorable than Loomis.

Summary

Cantaloupe beats Loomis on 8 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 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.