CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) vs. SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) Head to Head Contrast

SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) and CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompoSecure has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for SPX Technologies and CompoSecure, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPX Technologies	0	3	10	1	2.86
CompoSecure	0	0	2	0	3.00

SPX Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $240.36, suggesting a potential upside of 73.79%. CompoSecure has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.14%. Given SPX Technologies’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SPX Technologies is more favorable than CompoSecure.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SPX Technologies and CompoSecure”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SPX Technologies	$2.27 billion	3.06	$244.00 million	$5.90	23.44
CompoSecure	$160.68 million	10.05	-$53.72 million	($2.16)	-5.92

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of CompoSecure shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of CompoSecure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SPX Technologies and CompoSecure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPX Technologies	11.48%	16.96%	9.71%
CompoSecure	-24.53%	-65.50%	26.83%

Summary

SPX Technologies beats CompoSecure on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SPX Technologies

SPX Technologies, Inc. supplies infrastructure equipment serving the heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC); and detection and measurement markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, HVAC and Detection and Measurement. The HVAC segment engineers, designs, manufactures, installs, and services package and process cooling products and engineered air movement solutions for the HVAC industrial and power generation markets, as well as boilers, heating, and ventilation products for the residential and commercial markets. It offers its products under the Marley, Recold, SGS, Cincinnati Fan, TAMCO, Ingénia, Berko, Qmark, Fahrenheat, Leading Edge, Patterson-Kelley, Weil-McLain, Williamson-Thermoflo, INDEECO, Heatrex, AccuTherm, Brasch, Spectrum, BannerDay PipeHeating, and Solar Products brands. The Detection and Measurement segment offers underground pipe and cable locators, inspection and rehabilitation equipment, and robotic systems under the Radiodetection, Pearpoint, Schonstedt, Dielectric, Riser Bond, Cues, ULC Robotics, and Sensors & Software brands; transportation systems under the Genfare brand; communication technologies products under the TCI and ECS brands; and obstruction lighting products under the Flash Technology, ITL, Sabik Marine, Sealite, and Avlite brands. The company markets its products through independent manufacturing representatives, third-party distributors, and retailers, as well as direct to customers. The company was formerly known as SPX Corporation and changed its name to SPX Technologies, Inc. in August 2022. SPX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About CompoSecure

CompoSecure, Inc. manufactures and designs metal, composite, and proprietary financial transaction cards in the United States and internationally. Its primary metal form factors include embedded, metal veneer lite, metal veneer, and full metal products. The company also offers Arculus Cold Storage Wallet, a three-factor authentication solution, which supports specific digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, non-fungible tokens and others. In addition, it offers Payments + Arculus Secure Authenticate, white-labeled cold storage wallet, Payments + Arculus Cold Storage, and Payments + Arculus Authentication + Arculus Cold Storage. The company serves financial institutions, plastic card manufacturers, system integrators, and security specialists. CompoSecure, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.