CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO – Get Free Report) and Sandvik (OTCMKTS:SDVKY – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares CompoSecure and Sandvik’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CompoSecure | -24.53% | -65.50% | 26.83% |
| Sandvik | 13.85% | 20.30% | 11.08% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares CompoSecure and Sandvik”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CompoSecure | $160.68 million | 8.80 | -$53.72 million | ($2.16) | -5.18 |
| Sandvik | $12.34 billion | 3.80 | $1.50 billion | $1.63 | 22.91 |
Sandvik has higher revenue and earnings than CompoSecure. CompoSecure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandvik, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
CompoSecure has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandvik has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CompoSecure and Sandvik, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CompoSecure | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sandvik | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2.50 |
CompoSecure currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 132.56%. Given CompoSecure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CompoSecure is more favorable than Sandvik.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
37.6% of CompoSecure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sandvik shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.1% of CompoSecure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Sandvik beats CompoSecure on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Sandvik
Sandvik AB (publ), an engineering company, provides products and solutions for mining and rock excavation, metal cutting, and materials technology worldwide. The company offers mining and rock excavation equipment, including drill rigs and bolters, underground loaders and trucks, mechanical cutting equipment, rock tools and rock drills, and mining automation; rock processing equipment, such as crushers, screens, hydraulic breakers, demolition tools, and breaker booms. It also provides metal-cutting tools and tooling systems, and digital solutions and software; metal powder for additive manufacturing, and components made from controlled expansion alloys; and tungsten powders, as well as recycling services of secondary tungsten raw materials. The company serves aerospace, automotive, energy, general engineering, infrastructure, and mining industries. Sandvik AB (publ) was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Receive News & Ratings for CompoSecure Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for CompoSecure and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
