Reviewing Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) & Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX)

Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) and Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Twin Disc	$340.74 million	0.94	-$1.89 million	$1.84	12.12

Global Payment Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Twin Disc.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Global Payment Technologies and Twin Disc, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Payment Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Twin Disc	0	1	2	0	2.67

Twin Disc has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.53%. Given Twin Disc’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Twin Disc is more favorable than Global Payment Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

Global Payment Technologies has a beta of -18.15, indicating that its share price is 1,915% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twin Disc has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.2% of Twin Disc shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Global Payment Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Twin Disc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Global Payment Technologies and Twin Disc’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Twin Disc	7.32%	2.77%	1.29%

Summary

Twin Disc beats Global Payment Technologies on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Twin Disc

Twin Disc, Incorporated engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of marine and heavy duty off-highway power transmission equipment in the United States, the Netherlands, China, Australia, Italy, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Distribution. Its principal products include marine transmissions, azimuth drives, surface drives, propellers, and boat management systems, as well as power-shift transmissions, hydraulic torque converters, power take-offs, industrial clutches, and controls systems. The company also provides third-party manufactured products. It sells its products through a direct sales force and distributor network to customers primarily in the pleasure craft, commercial marine, patrol, and military marine markets, as well as in the energy and natural resources, government, agriculture, recycling, construction, oil and gas, and industrial markets. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.