Head-To-Head Contrast: XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP) and Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF)

XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP) and Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

XBP Global has a beta of -0.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% less 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for XBP Global and Loomis, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XBP Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Loomis	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XBP Global	$142.77 million	0.46	-$12.37 million	($0.22)	-2.53
Loomis	$2.88 billion	N/A	$155.24 million	$2.61	14.92

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XBP Global	N/A	7,889.88%	384.84%
Loomis	5.90%	14.21%	4.71%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.7% of XBP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of XBP Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

XBP Global beats Loomis on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XBP Global

XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. provides bills, payments, and related solutions and services in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bills & Payments and Technology. The Bills & Payments segment focuses on optimizing how bills and payments are processed by businesses of all sizes and industries. This segment also offers automation of accounts payable and accounts receivables processes and seeks to integrate buyers and suppliers, as well as engages in digital transformation business. The Technology segment engages in the sale of recurring software licenses and related maintenance, and hardware solutions, as well as provision of related maintenance and professional services. In addition, the company offers XBP platform that provides a secured network allowing billers, consumers, and businesses to communicate and transact; XBP Omnidirect, a cloud-based platform that provides enterprise level client communication management; and Reaktr.ai for cybersecurity, data modernization and cloud management, and generative AI. Further, it provides request to pay solutions; enterprise information management solutions; robotic process automation solutions; digital mailroom and records digitization solutions; business process management and intelligent workflow automation solutions; integrated communications solution; banking and financial industry solutions and services; cross-border payments; digitization of checks; confirmation of payee; and mortgage and loan management solutions. The company is based in Egham, the United Kingdom. XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Exela Technologies, Inc.

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.