Analyzing Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) and A Clean Slate (OTCMKTS:DRWN)

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) and A Clean Slate (OTCMKTS:DRWN) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A Clean Slate has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.0% of Crawford & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 51.0% of Crawford & Company shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of A Clean Slate shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Crawford & Company and A Clean Slate”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crawford & Company	$1.31 billion	0.38	$19.63 million	$0.36	28.17
A Clean Slate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crawford & Company has higher revenue and earnings than A Clean Slate.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Crawford & Company and A Clean Slate, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crawford & Company	1	0	0	0	1.00
A Clean Slate	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given A Clean Slate’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe A Clean Slate is more favorable than Crawford & Company.

Profitability

This table compares Crawford & Company and A Clean Slate’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crawford & Company	1.37%	24.21%	5.46%
A Clean Slate	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Crawford & Company beats A Clean Slate on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crawford & Company

Crawford & Co. engages in the provision of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers, and corporates. It operates through the following segments: Crawford Loss Adjusting, Crawford TPA Solutions, and Crawford Platform Solutions. The Crawford Loss Adjusting segment consists of adjusting services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses caused by physical damage to commercial and residential real property and certain types of personal property. The Crawford TPA Solutions segment provides third party administration for workers’ compensation, auto and liability, disability absence management, medical management, and accident and health to corporations, brokers, and insurers worldwide. The Crawford Platform Solutions segment is involved in the management of contractor networks and the provision of claims management services to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property, casualty, and catastrophic losses. The company was founded by Jim Crawford in 1941 and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA.

About A Clean Slate

Quantum Medical Transport, Inc., doing business as Quantum Medical Data Services, operates as a medical blockchain data services company. It is developing a medical blockchain technology for secure data storage and data transfer. The company was formerly known as A Clean Slate, Inc. and changed its name to Quantum Medical Transport, Inc. in August 2015. Quantum Medical Transport, Inc. is based in Sugar Land, Texas.