Reviewing OppFi (NYSE:OPFI) & Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP)

Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) and OppFi (NYSE:OPFI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Cantaloupe and OppFi, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cantaloupe	1	6	1	0	2.00
OppFi	1	2	2	0	2.20

Cantaloupe currently has a consensus price target of $12.73, suggesting a potential upside of 24.59%. OppFi has a consensus price target of $13.63, suggesting a potential upside of 52.49%. Given OppFi’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OppFi is more favorable than Cantaloupe.

Profitability

This table compares Cantaloupe and OppFi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cantaloupe	17.32%	8.76%	5.73%
OppFi	0.68%	55.59%	20.07%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of OppFi shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Cantaloupe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 72.0% of OppFi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OppFi has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cantaloupe and OppFi”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cantaloupe	$302.55 million	2.49	$64.53 million	$0.18	56.78
OppFi	$525.96 million	1.47	$7.26 million	($0.75)	-11.91

Cantaloupe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than OppFi. OppFi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cantaloupe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

OppFi beats Cantaloupe on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe, Inc., a digital payments and software services company, provides technology solutions for self-service commerce market. The company offers integrated solutions for payments processing, logistics, and back-office management. It also provides G11 cashless and pulse kits that are 4G LTE digital payment devices for payment and consumer engagement applications; G11 chip kit, a digital reader that accepts contact EMV and contactless EMV payment methods; Engage series comprising Engage and Engage Combo, which are digital touchscreen devices that offers networking, security, and interactivity payment methods; and card touchscreen card readers, including P66, P100, P100Pro, and P30. In addition, the company offers self-checkout kiosks,?smart store?concepts, and the Cantaloupe Go management platform comprising Go Mini, Go MiniX, Go Plus100, Go Plus200, Go Plus300, Go Max, Cooler Cafe, and Smart Market; Go Portal, a robust cloud-based platform; and Cheq products, which supports attended and unattended self-service kiosks for the stadium, entertainment, and festival sectors. Further, it provides integrated software services for payment or asset tracking devices in the field to connect into platform for advanced data management, analytics, route scheduling, and loyalty and reward programs; and a range of self-service hardware solutions for vending, micro-markets, amusement, arcade, commercial laundry, air/vacuum, car wash, and other applications. Additionally, the company offers professional, network infrastructure, card processing, and customer/consumer services. Cantaloupe, Inc. was formerly known as USA Technologies, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

About OppFi

OppFi Inc. operates a cialty finance platform that allows banks to offer credit access. Its platform facilitates the OppLoans, an installment loan product; SalaryTap, a payroll deduction secured installment loan product; and OppFi Card, a credit card product. OppFi Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.