CompoSecure (CMPO) Competitors

CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) and Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ:PGY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend CMPO or PGY?

CompoSecure currently has a consensus target price of $11.83, suggesting a potential upside of 70.51%. Pagaya Technologies has a consensus target price of $38.08, suggesting a potential upside of 275.95%. Given Pagaya Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pagaya Technologies is more favorable than CompoSecure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CompoSecure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Pagaya Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk & volatility, CMPO or PGY?

CompoSecure has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pagaya Technologies has a beta of 6.66, indicating that its stock price is 566% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CMPO or PGY?

37.6% of CompoSecure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Pagaya Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 76.1% of CompoSecure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of Pagaya Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CMPO or PGY more profitable?

CompoSecure has a net margin of 4.82% compared to Pagaya Technologies' net margin of -16.22%. Pagaya Technologies' return on equity of -7.91% beat CompoSecure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CompoSecure	4.82%	-10.41%	46.30%
Pagaya Technologies	-16.22%	-7.91%	-4.64%

Does the media refer more to CMPO or PGY?

In the previous week, CompoSecure had 1 more articles in the media than Pagaya Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CompoSecure and 8 mentions for Pagaya Technologies. CompoSecure's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Pagaya Technologies' score of 0.04 indicating that CompoSecure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CompoSecure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pagaya Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CMPO or PGY?

CompoSecure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pagaya Technologies. Pagaya Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CompoSecure, 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
CompoSecure	$390.63M	1.43	$19.24M	$0.91	7.63
Pagaya Technologies	$812.05M	0.74	-$128.44M	-$2.16	-4.74

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMPO or PGY?

CompoSecure received 5 more outperform votes than Pagaya Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.73% of users gave CompoSecure an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Pagaya Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CompoSecure	Outperform Votes 16 72.73%	Underperform Votes 6 27.27%
Pagaya Technologies	Outperform Votes 11 57.89%	Underperform Votes 8 42.11%

Summary

CompoSecure beats Pagaya Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.