Reviewing Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) and Equifax (NYSE:EFX)

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Equifax has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Equifax and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equifax	0	8	12	1	2.67
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	0	0	0	0	0.00

Equifax currently has a consensus target price of $282.47, indicating a potential upside of 19.24%. Given Equifax’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Equifax is more favorable than Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification.

Profitability

This table compares Equifax and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equifax	10.95%	18.89%	7.84%
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.2% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equifax shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Equifax and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equifax	$5.84 billion	5.02	$604.10 million	$5.11	46.36
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	$6.75 billion	2.02	$616.15 million	N/A	N/A

Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification has higher revenue and earnings than Equifax.

Summary

Equifax beats Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc. operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship. The USIS segment provides consumer and commercial information services, such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting services; mortgage services; financial marketing services; identity management services; and credit monitoring products. The International segment offers information service products, which include consumer and commercial services, such as credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as offers information, technology, and other services to support debt collections and recovery management. The company serves customers in financial services, mortgage, retail, telecommunications, utilities, automotive, brokerage, healthcare, and insurance industries, as well as government agencies. It operates in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification

Bureau Veritas SA provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through six segments: Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Buildings & Infrastructure; Industry; Certification; and Consumer Products. The company engages in inspecting, analyzing, auditing, and certifying the products, assets, and management systems of its clients in relation to regulatory or self-imposed standards, as well as issues compliance reports. It also provides laboratory and on-site testing services for manufacturing and process industries; inspection services for products, services, assets, and installations, as well as various services designed to control quality, verify quantity, and meet regulatory requirements; and certification services for management systems, products, and people. The company serves automotive and transportation, building and infrastructure, chemicals, commodities and agriculture, consumer products and retail, food, marine and offshore, oil and gas, and power and utilities industries, as well as financial services and public sectors. It operates in approximately 140 countries through a network of offices and laboratories. Bureau Veritas SA was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.