Boyd Group Services (OTCMKTS:BYDGF – Get Free Report) and Geo Group (NYSE:GEO – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility & Risk
Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geo Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Boyd Group Services and Geo Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boyd Group Services | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Geo Group | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
Geo Group has a consensus price target of $41.38, suggesting a potential upside of 39.75%. Given Geo Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Geo Group is more favorable than Boyd Group Services.
Dividends
Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Geo Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Boyd Group Services pays out 118.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Geo Group pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Geo Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Boyd Group Services and Geo Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boyd Group Services | $3.07 billion | 1.11 | $24.54 million | $0.37 | 427.62 |
| Geo Group | $2.91 billion | 1.35 | $254.37 million | $1.25 | 23.69 |
Geo Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boyd Group Services. Geo Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Group Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Boyd Group Services and Geo Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boyd Group Services | 0.27% | 2.70% | 0.91% |
| Geo Group | 5.74% | 11.44% | 4.53% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Geo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Geo Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Geo Group beats Boyd Group Services on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Boyd Group Services
Boyd Group Services Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates non-franchised collision repair centers in North America. The company operates its locations under the Boyd Autobody & Glass and Assured Automotive names in Canada; and Gerber Collision & Glass name in the United States. It also operates as a retail auto glass operator under the Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority, and Autoglassonly.com names in the United States. In addition, the company operates a third-party administrator, Gerber National Claims Services that offers glass, emergency roadside, and first notice of loss services. It serves insurance companies and individual vehicle owners. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.
About Geo Group
The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) engages in ownership, leasing, and management of secure facilities, processing centers, and community-based reentry facilities in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. The company also provides secure facility management services, including the provision of security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services; reentry services, such as temporary housing, programming, employment assistance, and other services; electronic monitoring and supervision services; and transportation services; as well as designs, constructs, and finances new facilities through projects. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
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