Green Dot (GDOT) Competitors

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

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

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

Do analysts prefer MMS or GDOT?

Maximus currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.74%. Green Dot has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.02%. Given Maximus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Maximus is more favorable than Green Dot.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MMS or GDOT?

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

Is MMS or GDOT 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
Maximus	5.56%	23.37%	9.95%
Green Dot	-0.31%	8.82%	1.45%

Does the media prefer MMS or GDOT?

In the previous week, Maximus had 2 more articles in the media than Green Dot. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Maximus and 7 mentions for Green Dot. Maximus' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Green Dot's score of 0.70 indicating that Maximus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maximus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Green Dot	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MMS or GDOT?

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
Maximus	$5.31B	0.74	$306.91M	$5.03	13.90
Green Dot	$1.72B	0.34	-$26.70M	-$0.13	-82.40

Summary

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