Critical Comparison: Brandt (OTCMKTS:BNDT) & Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Brandt (OTCMKTS:BNDT) and Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Brandt and Cboe Global Markets’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brandt	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cboe Global Markets	19.65%	22.33%	10.79%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brandt and Cboe Global Markets”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brandt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cboe Global Markets	$3.77 billion	5.61	$761.40 million	$7.22	28.02

Cboe Global Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Brandt.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Brandt and Cboe Global Markets, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brandt	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cboe Global Markets	2	4	2	0	2.00

Cboe Global Markets has a consensus target price of $206.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.24%. Given Cboe Global Markets’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cboe Global Markets is more favorable than Brandt.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of Brandt shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Brandt has a beta of -0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cboe Global Markets beats Brandt on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brandt

Brandt, Inc. operates as a financial services company. It engages in the reorganization of business concerns in non-financial or regulated activities. The company is headquartered in Bartlesville, OK.

About Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. is one of the largest stock exchange operators by volume in the United States and a leading market globally for ETP trading. Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures, U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), global foreign exchange (FX) and multi-asset volatility products based on the VIX Index. Cboe’s trading venues include the largest options exchange in the United States and the largest stock exchange by value traded in Europe. CBOE reports the results of its operations in 5 business segments: Options, Futures, U.S. Equities, European Equities, and Global FX.