CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO – Get Rating) and Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.8% of CompoSecure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of CompoSecure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CompoSecure and Synchrony Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Profitability

This table compares CompoSecure and Synchrony Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk & Volatility

CompoSecure has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CompoSecure and Synchrony Financial's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

Synchrony Financial beats CompoSecure on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CompoSecure

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CompoSecure, Inc. manufactures and designs metal, plastic, composite ID, 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 comprise the Arculus Key card Cold Storage hardware device and companion Arculus Wallet mobile App to keep the Private Key in the Arculus Key card highly secure and store cryptocurrency and digital assets. It serves financial institutions, plastic card manufacturers, government agencies, system integrators, and security specialists. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.

About Synchrony Financial

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Synchrony Financial engages in the provision of consumer financial services. It operates through three sales platforms: Retail Card, Payment Solutions, and CareCredit. The Retail Card platform is a provider of private label credit cards, and also provides Dual Cards and small-and medium-sized business credit products. The Payment Solutions platform is a provider of promotional financing for major consumer purchases, offering private label credit cards and installment loans. The CareCredit platform is a provider of promotional financing to consumers for elective healthcare procedures or services, such as dental, veterinary, cosmetic, vision and audiology. The company was founded on September 12, 2003, and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

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