Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE – Get Free Report) and Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Forge Global and Loomis, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Forge Global | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Loomis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Forge Global presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Forge Global’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Forge Global is more favorable than Loomis.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Forge Global and Loomis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Forge Global | -71.87% | -29.06% | -24.63% |
| Loomis | 6.06% | 15.08% | 4.90% |
Risk & Volatility
Forge Global has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loomis has a beta of -0.88, indicating that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Forge Global and Loomis”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Forge Global | $92.88 million | 6.71 | -$66.33 million | ($5.20) | -8.65 |
| Loomis | $3.11 billion | 1.02 | $161.68 million | $2.96 | 16.05 |
Loomis has higher revenue and earnings than Forge Global. Forge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loomis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Loomis beats Forge Global on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Forge Global
Forge Global Holdings, Inc. operates a financial services platform in California. The company's platform solutions include trading solutions, a platform that connects investors with private company stockholders and enables them to facilitate private share transactions; and custody solutions, a non-depository trust company that enables clients to securely custody and manage assets through an online portal. It also provides data solutions, such as information and insight to navigate, analyze, and make investment decisions to market participants in the private market. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About Loomis
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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.
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