Reviewing Storebrand ASA (OTCMKTS:SREDF) and Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT)

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) and Storebrand ASA (OTCMKTS:SREDF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Euronet Worldwide and Storebrand ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euronet Worldwide	6.63%	28.60%	5.67%
Storebrand ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Euronet Worldwide and Storebrand ASA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euronet Worldwide	$4.24 billion	0.66	$309.50 million	$6.37	11.47
Storebrand ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Euronet Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Storebrand ASA.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Euronet Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Euronet Worldwide and Storebrand ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euronet Worldwide	1	3	3	0	2.29
Storebrand ASA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Euronet Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.38%. Given Euronet Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Euronet Worldwide is more favorable than Storebrand ASA.

Summary

Euronet Worldwide beats Storebrand ASA on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Euronet Worldwide

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individual consumers worldwide. It operates through three segments: Electronic Fund Transfer Processing, epay, and Money Transfer. The Electronic Fund Transfer Processing segment provides electronic payment solutions, including automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit and prepaid card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. It also offers ATM and POS currency conversion, ATM surcharge, advertising, customer relationship management, mobile top-up, bill payment, fraud management, foreign remittance and cardless payout, banknote recycling, and tax-refund services; and integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems. The epay segment distributes and processes prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products; and provides payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services, as well as vouchers and physical gift fulfillment, and gift card distribution and processing services. This segment operates a network of approximately 821,000 POS terminals. The Money Transfer segment offers consumer-to-consumer and account-to-account money transfer, customers bill payment, check cashing, foreign currency exchange, mobile top-up, and cash management and foreign currency risk management services, as well as payment alternatives, such as money orders and prepaid debit cards. The company was formerly known as Euronet Services, Inc. and changed its name to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. in August 2001. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

About Storebrand ASA

Storebrand ASA provides insurance products and services in Norway, the United States, Japan, and Sweden. It operates through four segments: Savings, Insurance, Guaranteed Pension, and Other. The Savings segment offers retirement savings, defined contribution pensions, asset management, and retail banking products. Its Insurance segment provides health insurance, property and casualty insurance, personal risk products, and employee-related and pension-related insurance products. The Guaranteed Pension segment offers long-term pension savings products, such as defined contribution pensions, paid-up policies, and individual capital and pension insurance products. Its Other segment provides life insurance products. It offers asset management, securities, banking, and investment services. The company serves private individuals, corporate and retail markets, companies, municipalities, and public sector. Storebrand ASA was founded in 1767 and is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway. Storebrand ASA operates as a subsidiary of The Storebrand Group.