Juhl Energy (OTCMKTS:JUHL) and Equifax (NYSE:EFX) Head-To-Head Analysis

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) and Juhl Energy (OTCMKTS:JUHL) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Equifax has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Juhl Energy has a beta of 2.97, meaning that its share price is 197% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Equifax and Juhl Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equifax	10.73%	21.61%	8.41%
Juhl Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Equifax and Juhl Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equifax	0	6	14	0	2.70
Juhl Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Equifax presently has a consensus price target of $216.89, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. Given Equifax’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equifax is more favorable than Juhl Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Equifax and Juhl Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equifax	$6.07 billion	3.69	$660.30 million	$5.69	33.53
Juhl Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Equifax has higher revenue and earnings than Juhl Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.2% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Equifax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of Juhl Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Equifax beats Juhl Energy on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Equifax

Equifax Inc. operates as a data, analytics, and technology company. The company operates through three segments: Workforce Solutions, U.S. Information Solutions (USIS), and International. The Workforce Solutions segment offers services that enables customers to verify income, employment, educational history, criminal justice data, healthcare professional licensure, and sanctions of people in the United States; and employer customers with services that assist them in complying with and automating payroll-related and human resource management processes throughout the entire cycle of the employment relationship. The USIS segment provides consumer and commercial information services, such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling and portfolio analytics, locate, fraud detection and prevention, identity verification, and other consulting services; mortgage services; financial marketing services; identity management services; and credit monitoring products. The International segment offers information service products, which include consumer and commercial services, such as credit and financial information, and credit scoring and modeling; and credit and other marketing products and services, as well as offers information, technology, and other services to support debt collections and recovery management. The company serves customers in financial services, mortgage, retail, telecommunications, utilities, automotive, brokerage, healthcare, and insurance industries, as well as government agencies. It operates in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Juhl Energy

Juhl Energy, Inc. is engaged in renewable-energy industry, which provides a range of clean energy solutions with a focus on wind, solar, biomass and natural gas systems. It also focuses on competitive, clean energy solutions and community based wind power development, ownership and management throughout the U. S. and Canada. The company operates its business through the following segments: Renewable Energy Development, Renewable Power Plant Ownership and, Energy and Field services. The Renewable Energy Development segment includes wind, solar and cogeneration energy development, construction and related products and services. The Renewable Power Plant Ownership segment owns and operates consolidated wind farms or other clean energy investments. The Energy and Field services segment provides business-to-business engineering consulting services, asset management, and turbine and tower maintenance services. Juhl Energy was founded by Daniel J. Juhl and Mary Juhl on June 20, 2008 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, MN.