Comparing Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) & Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) and Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Gates Industrial has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payment Technologies has a beta of -15.84, meaning that its share price is 1,684% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gates Industrial and Global Payment Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gates Industrial	$3.41 billion	1.68	$194.90 million	$0.91	24.36
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gates Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Global Payment Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Gates Industrial and Global Payment Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gates Industrial	0	5	8	0	2.62
Global Payment Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Gates Industrial currently has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 22.57%. Given Gates Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gates Industrial is more favorable than Global Payment Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Gates Industrial and Global Payment Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gates Industrial	6.93%	10.38%	5.22%
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Gates Industrial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Global Payment Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gates Industrial beats Global Payment Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gates Industrial

Gates Industrial Corporation PLC designs and manufactures power transmission equipment. Its products serves harsh and hazardous industries such as agriculture, construction, manufacturing and energy, to everyday consumer applications such as printers, power washers, automatic doors and vacuum cleaners and virtually every form of transportation.

About Global Payment Technologies

Global Payment Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures currency validators and paper currency stackers. Its equipment is used to process currency in gaming machines and vending machines that dispense products, services, coins, and other currencies. Its customers include gaming equipment and vending machine manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Global Payment Technologies Inc. was formerly known as Coin Bill Validator Inc. and changed its name to Global Payment Technologies Inc. in November 1994. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.