Reviewing Deluxe Corporation (DLX)’s and Global Payments Inc. (:)’s results

Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) and Global Payments Inc. (:), both competing one another are Business Services companies. We will compare their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deluxe Corporation	2.00B	1.09	155.90M	4.14	10.39
Global Payments Inc.	N/A	0.00	N/A	2.89	35.96

We can see in table 1 the earnings per share, top-line revenue and valuation of Deluxe Corporation and Global Payments Inc. The business that Currently has a lower price-to-earnings ratio is considered the more affordable of the two businesses. Deluxe Corporation’s currently lower price-to-earnings ratio makes it the more affordable of the two businesses.

Profitability

Table 2 has Deluxe Corporation and Global Payments Inc.’s net margins, return on assets and return on equity.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deluxe Corporation	7.80%	15.1%	6.9%
Global Payments Inc.	0.00%	15.9%	4.8%

Volatility & Risk

A 1 beta indicates that Deluxe Corporation is 0.00% less volatile compared to Standard & Poor’s 500. Global Payments Inc.’s 20.00% more volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500 volatility due to the company’s 1.2 beta.

Liquidity

The Current Ratio and Quick Ratio of Deluxe Corporation are 1.3 and 1.1 respectively. Its competitor Global Payments Inc.’s Current Ratio is 1 and its Quick Ratio is 1. Deluxe Corporation can pay off short and long-term obligations better than Global Payments Inc.

Dividends

Deluxe Corporation pays out a $1.2 per share dividend on a yearly basis and it also offers 2.45% dividend yield. Global Payments Inc. does not pay a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

The next table highlights the given recommendations and ratings for Deluxe Corporation and Global Payments Inc.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deluxe Corporation	0	1	0	2.00
Global Payments Inc.	0	0	0	0.00

Deluxe Corporation has a 2.27% upside potential and an average target price of $50.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

Deluxe Corporation and Global Payments Inc. has shares held by institutional investors as follows: 93.2% and 0%. Deluxe Corporation’s share held by insiders are 0.6%. Insiders Comparatively, held 0.7% of Global Payments Inc. shares.

Performance

In this table we show the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
Deluxe Corporation	-14.7%	-14.43%	-26.84%	-37.41%	-40.09%	-44.1%
Global Payments Inc.	-7.17%	-9.78%	-17.35%	-11.16%	4.64%	3.54%

For the past year Deluxe Corporation had bearish trend while Global Payments Inc. had bullish trend.

Summary

On 9 of the 13 factors Deluxe Corporation beats Global Payments Inc.

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.