Remitly Global (NASDAQ:RELY – Get Free Report) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
Remitly Global has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Remitly Global and Green Dot, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Remitly Global | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Green Dot | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 |
Profitability
This table compares Remitly Global and Green Dot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Remitly Global | 4.15% | 8.87% | 5.66% |
| Green Dot | -4.75% | 6.93% | 1.10% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Remitly Global and Green Dot”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Remitly Global | $1.64 billion | 1.97 | $67.93 million | $0.31 | 49.42 |
| Green Dot | $2.08 billion | 0.30 | -$98.87 million | ($1.78) | -6.28 |
Remitly Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Green Dot. Green Dot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Remitly Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
74.3% of Remitly Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Remitly Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Green Dot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Remitly Global beats Green Dot on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Remitly Global
Remitly Global, Inc. provides digital financial services for immigrants and their families. It primarily offers cross-border remittance services in approximately 170 countries. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About Green Dot
Green Dot Corporation, a financial technology and registered bank holding company, provides various financial services to consumers and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer Services, Business to Business Services, and Money Movement Services. The company provides deposit account programs, including consumer and small business checking account products, network-branded reloadable prepaid debit cards and gift cards, and secured credit programs. It offers money processing services, such as cash transfer services that enable consumers to deposit or pick up cash and pay bills with cash at the point-of-sale at any participating retailer; and simply paid disbursement services, which enable wages and authorized funds disbursement to its deposit account programs and accounts issued by any third-party bank or program manager. In addition, the company offers tax processing services comprising tax refund transfers, which provide the processing technology to facilitate receipt of a taxpayers' refund proceeds; small business lending to independent tax preparation providers that seek small advances; and fast cash advance, a loan that enables tax refund recipients. Green Dot Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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