Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) & Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) Critical Review

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loomis has a beta of -0.88, meaning that its share price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Loomis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0	1	0	0	2.00
Loomis	0	1	0	0	2.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Loomis”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$11.63 billion	1.06	$766.00 million	$0.26	140.31
Loomis	$3.11 billion	1.02	$161.68 million	$2.96	16.05

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Loomis. Loomis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Loomis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.15%	0.10%	0.01%
Loomis	6.06%	15.08%	4.90%

Summary

Brookfield Wealth Solutions beats Loomis on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Wealth Solutions

Brookfield Wealth Solutions is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance.The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

About Loomis

Loomis AB (publ) provides solutions for the distribution, payments, handling, storage, and recycling of cash and other valuables. The company offers a range of solutions for cash in transit, cash management services, foreign exchange services, automated teller machines, automated solutions, and international valuables logistics, as well as operates Loomis Pay, a payment service that enables processing of various types of payment methods, such as card, cash, and digital alternatives. It serves financial institutions, banks, retailers, commercial enterprises, and other customers, as well as public sector in Sweden, the United States, France, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Loomis AB (publ) was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.