Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) vs. BB Seguridade Participacoes (OTCMKTS:BBSEY) Critical Survey

Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) and BB Seguridade Participacoes (OTCMKTS:BBSEY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Loomis has a beta of -0.86, meaning that its share price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BB Seguridade Participacoes has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Loomis and BB Seguridade Participacoes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loomis	6.06%	15.08%	4.90%
BB Seguridade Participacoes	87.94%	79.22%	43.59%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Loomis and BB Seguridade Participacoes, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loomis	0	1	0	0	2.00
BB Seguridade Participacoes	1	3	0	0	1.75

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of BB Seguridade Participacoes shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Loomis and BB Seguridade Participacoes”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loomis	$3.11 billion	1.02	$161.68 million	$2.96	16.05
BB Seguridade Participacoes	$1.85 billion	8.60	$1.61 billion	$0.90	9.11

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

Summary

BB Seguridade Participacoes beats Loomis on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About BB Seguridade Participacoes

BB Seguridade Participações S.A., through its subsidiaries operates in the insurance, pension plans, and bonds, businesses in Brazil. The company operates through Security and Brokerage segments. The Security segment offers life, property, rural, special risks and financial, transport, hulls, and housing people insurance products. It also offers pension plans, dental, and capitalization plans. The Brokerage segment engages in the brokerage, management, and promotion of pension plans, capitalization, capitalization, and dental plans. BB Seguridade Participações S.A. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Brasilia, Brazil. BB Seguridade Participações S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Banco do Brasil S.A.