Reviewing Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS)’s and Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX)’s results

As Business Services companies, Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (NASDAQ:ASPS) and Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) are our subject to compare. And more specifically their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

Demonstrates Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. and Deluxe Corporation earnings per share, gross revenue and valuation.

Profitability

Table 2 provides us the return on equity, net margins and return on assets of both businesses.

Volatility and Risk

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.’s current beta is 1.06 and it happens to be 6.00% more volatile than S&P 500. In other hand, Deluxe Corporation has beta of 1.35 which is 35.00% more volatile than S&P 500.

Liquidity

The Current Ratio and a Quick Ratio of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. are 1.9 and 1.9. Competitively, Deluxe Corporation has 1.1 and 1 for Current and Quick Ratio. Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.’s better ability to pay short and long-term obligations than Deluxe Corporation.

Dividends

Deluxe Corporation has an annual dividend pay of $1.2 per share while its annual dividend yield is 2.75%. No dividend is paid out by Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.

Analyst Recommendations

The following table given below contains the ratings and recommendations for Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. and Deluxe Corporation.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.’s upside potential is 21.80% at a $30 consensus price target.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

Roughly 65.9% of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. shares are held by institutional investors while 87.6% of Deluxe Corporation are owned by institutional investors. Insiders held 4.1% of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. shares. Insiders Competitively, held 0.3% of Deluxe Corporation shares.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

For the past year Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. has weaker performance than Deluxe Corporation

Summary

Deluxe Corporation beats on 11 of the 13 factors Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. operates as a marketplace and transaction solutions provider for the real estate, mortgage, and consumer debt industries in the United States. The companyÂ’s Mortgage Services segment offers services that span the mortgage and real estate lifecycle to loan servicers, originators, rental property investors, and real estate consumers. This segment provides asset management, origination, insurance, property valuation, and default management services. The companyÂ’s Financial Services segment offers collection and customer relationship management services. It provides asset recovery management services, such as post-charge-off debt collection; and customer care, technical support, early stage collections, insurance call center, and administrative support services. The companyÂ’s Technology Services segment offers software and data analytics solutions that facilitate process automation, rules management, controls enforcement, data security, marketplace enablement, and analytics-driven outcomes across the real estate and mortgage lifecycle. It provides loan origination system, borrower application portal, underwriting and quality control solution, and secondary loan trading platform; patented vendor management, marketplace transaction management, and payment management platform; document management platform; data analytics delivery platform; and residential and commercial loan services, and loss mitigation and default services. This segment also offers IT management services, including desktop support, data center support, network management, telephony services, application management, and IT security. The company serves utility companies, commercial banks, servicers, investors, non-bank originators and correspondent lenders, mortgage bankers, insurance companies, and financial services companies, as well as a government-sponsored enterprise. Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Deluxe Corporation provides checks, forms, marketing solutions, accessories, and other products and services for small businesses and financial institutions. It operates through three segments: Small Business Services, Financial Services, and Direct Checks. The company provides checks; printed forms, such as deposit tickets, billing forms, work orders, job proposals, purchase orders, invoices, and personnel forms, as well as computer forms and check registers; and accessories and other products comprising envelopes, office supplies, stamps, and labels, as well as checkbook covers. It also offers Web services, which include logo and Web design; hosting and other Web services; search engine optimization; and marketing programs, including email, mobile, and social media, and other self-service marketing solutions. In addition, the company provides fraud protection and security, online and offline payroll services, and electronic checks; and promotional solutions, such as postcards, brochures, retail packaging supplies, apparel, greeting cards, and business cards. Further, it offers financial technology solutions to larger financial institutions, which comprise data-driven marketing solutions, including outsourced marketing campaign targeting and execution; treasury management solutions; and digital enablement solutions, including loyalty and rewards programs. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, and North and South America. The company was formerly known as Deluxe Check Printers, Incorporated and changed its name to Deluxe Corporation in 1988. Deluxe Corporation was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota.