CompoSecure (CMPO) Competitors

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) and CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) are both banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VLY or CMPO?

61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of CompoSecure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of CompoSecure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VLY or CMPO more profitable?

Valley National Bancorp has a net margin of 11.03% compared to CompoSecure's net margin of -15.36%. Valley National Bancorp's return on equity of 5.12% beat CompoSecure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valley National Bancorp	11.03%	5.12%	0.56%
CompoSecure	-15.36%	-33.46%	29.35%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VLY or CMPO?

Valley National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CompoSecure. CompoSecure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valley National Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Valley National Bancorp	$3.58B	1.49	$380.27M	$0.69	13.81
CompoSecure	$420.57M	3.54	-$53.72M	-$1.10	-13.22

Which has more volatility & risk, VLY or CMPO?

Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompoSecure has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VLY or CMPO?

In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 14 more articles in the media than CompoSecure. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 2 mentions for CompoSecure. Valley National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat CompoSecure's score of 0.00 indicating that Valley National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valley National Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CompoSecure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend VLY or CMPO?

Valley National Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $10.73, indicating a potential upside of 12.56%. CompoSecure has a consensus price target of $16.19, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Valley National Bancorp is more favorable than CompoSecure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valley National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
CompoSecure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Valley National Bancorp beats CompoSecure on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.