Green Dot (GDOT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, GDOT or MMS?

Green Dot has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maximus has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	0.46	-$26.70M	-$0.44	-32.89
Maximus	$5.31B	0.95	$306.91M	$5.43	16.40

Is GDOT or MMS more profitable?

Maximus has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Green Dot's net margin of -1.24%. Maximus' return on equity of 24.44% beat Green Dot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Dot	-1.24%	9.93%	1.66%
Maximus	5.83%	24.44%	10.05%

Do analysts prefer GDOT or MMS?

Green Dot currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. Maximus has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.06%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Maximus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media favor GDOT or MMS?

In the previous week, Green Dot had 2 more articles in the media than Maximus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Green Dot and 3 mentions for Maximus. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Green Dot's score of 0.78 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Maximus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GDOT or MMS?

92.6% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Maximus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Green Dot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Maximus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Maximus beats Green Dot on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.