Head-To-Head Analysis: Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) versus Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Graco (NYSE:GGG) and Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Graco and Global Payment Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0	3	2	0	2.40
Global Payment Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Graco presently has a consensus price target of $90.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Graco’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Global Payment Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

Graco has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payment Technologies has a beta of -15.84, suggesting that its stock price is 1,684% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Graco and Global Payment Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	22.72%	18.89%	15.47%
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Global Payment Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Graco and Global Payment Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graco	$2.11 billion	6.49	$486.08 million	$2.93	28.23
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Graco has higher revenue and earnings than Global Payment Technologies.

Summary

Graco beats Global Payment Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Graco

Graco Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors. The Industrial segment provides liquid finishing equipment, paint circulating and supply pumps, paint circulating advanced control systems, plural component coating proportioners, and accessories and spare parts; equipment that pumps, meters, mixes and dispenses sealant, adhesive, and composite materials; and gel-coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems and applicators, and precision dispensing solutions. It also offers powder finishing products to coat powder finishing on metals under the Gema and SAT brands. The Process segment provides pumps to move and dispense chemicals, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants, and other fluids; pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry, other industrial processes, and research facilities; and chemical injection pumping solutions for injection of chemicals into producing oil wells and pipelines. It also supplies pumps, hose reels, meters, valves, and accessories for fast oil change facilities, service garages, fleet service centers, automobile dealerships, auto parts stores, truck builders, and heavy equipment service centers; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators in industrial and commercial equipment, compressors, turbines, and on- and off-road vehicles. It sells its products through distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and home center channels, as well as to end-users. The company was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Global Payment Technologies

Global Payment Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures currency validators and paper currency stackers. Its equipment is used to process currency in gaming machines and vending machines that dispense products, services, coins, and other currencies. Its customers include gaming equipment and vending machine manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Global Payment Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Coin Bill Validator Inc. and changed its name to Global Payment Technologies Inc. in November 1994. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.