Green Dot (GDOT) Competitors

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and Maximus (NYSE:MMS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor GDOT or MMS?

In the previous week, Maximus had 4 more articles in the media than Green Dot. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Maximus and 1 mentions for Green Dot. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Green Dot's score of 0.50 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Green Dot	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Maximus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate GDOT or MMS?

Green Dot currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. Maximus has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.58%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maximus is more favorable than Green Dot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Dot	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Maximus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GDOT or MMS?

Maximus has higher revenue and earnings than Green Dot. Green Dot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maximus, 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
Green Dot	$1.72B	0.34	-$26.70M	-$0.13	-81.46
Maximus	$5.31B	0.76	$306.91M	$5.03	14.14

Which has more risk and volatility, GDOT or MMS?

Green Dot has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GDOT or MMS?

92.6% of Green Dot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Maximus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Green Dot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Maximus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GDOT or MMS more profitable?

Maximus has a net margin of 5.56% compared to Green Dot's net margin of -0.31%. Maximus' return on equity of 23.37% beat Green Dot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Dot	-0.31%	8.82%	1.45%
Maximus	5.56%	23.37%	9.95%

Summary

Maximus beats Green Dot on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.