Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) vs. Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) Financial Review

Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) and Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.0% of Otis Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Otis Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Global Payment Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Otis Worldwide 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
Otis Worldwide	$14.43 billion	1.97	$1.38 billion	$3.76	19.69
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Otis Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Global Payment Technologies.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Otis Worldwide	10.11%	-29.39%	14.86%
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Otis Worldwide and Global Payment Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Otis Worldwide	1	7	3	1	2.33
Global Payment Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Otis Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $97.58, suggesting a potential upside of 31.82%. Given Otis Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Otis Worldwide is more favorable than Global Payment Technologies.

Summary

Otis Worldwide beats Global Payment Technologies on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Otis Worldwide

Otis Worldwide Corporation engages in manufacturing, installation, and servicing of elevators and escalators in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, New Equipment and Service. The New Equipment segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs a range of passenger and freight elevators, as well as escalators and moving walkways for residential and commercial buildings, and infrastructure projects. This segment serves real-estate and building developers, and general contractors. It sells its products directly to customers, as well as through agents and distributors. The Service segment performs maintenance and repair services, as well as modernization services to upgrade elevators and escalators. Otis Worldwide Corporation was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut.

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.