Brandt (OTCMKTS:BNDT) and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Brandt has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Brandt and Intercontinental Exchange's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Brandt | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Intercontinental Exchange | 26.19% | 13.63% | 1.97% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Brandt and Intercontinental Exchange's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Brandt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Intercontinental Exchange | $6.55 billion | 10.30 | $1.93 billion | $3.88 | 30.89 |
Intercontinental Exchange has higher revenue and earnings than Brandt.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.4% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of Brandt shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Brandt and Intercontinental Exchange, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Brandt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Intercontinental Exchange | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2.93 |
Intercontinental Exchange has a consensus target price of $120.5833, suggesting a potential upside of 0.62%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intercontinental Exchange is more favorable than Brandt.
Summary
Intercontinental Exchange beats Brandt on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.