Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) and Western Union (NYSE:WU) Financial Contrast

Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) and Western Union (NYSE:WU) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Green Street Capital has a beta of -0.5, suggesting that its share price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Union has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Green Street Capital and Western Union’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Union	22.19%	96.90%	7.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Green Street Capital and Western Union, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Western Union	3	8	0	0	1.73

Western Union has a consensus target price of $12.11, suggesting a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Western Union’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Union is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Green Street Capital and Western Union”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Union	$4.21 billion	0.86	$934.20 million	$2.73	3.90

Western Union has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.8% of Western Union shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Western Union 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.

Summary

Western Union beats Green Street Capital on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Green Street Capital

Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services segments. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agent locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, which facilitate payments for consumers, businesses, and other organizations, as well as money order services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.