Analyzing Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) and GPO Plus (OTC:GPOX)

GPO Plus (OTC:GPOX) and Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares GPO Plus and Cass Information Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GPO Plus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cass Information Systems	13.84%	12.26%	1.15%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for GPO Plus and Cass Information Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GPO Plus	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cass Information Systems	0	0	1	0	3.00

Cass Information Systems has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Cass Information Systems’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cass Information Systems is more favorable than GPO Plus.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GPO Plus and Cass Information Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GPO Plus	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cass Information Systems	$190.07 million	2.97	$30.06 million	$2.19	18.89

Cass Information Systems has higher revenue and earnings than GPO Plus.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.1% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cass Information Systems shares are held 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

Cass Information Systems beats GPO Plus on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GPO Plus

GPO Plus, Inc. organizes, promotes, and operates industry-specific group purchase organizations (GPO) in the United States. The company offers HealthGPO, a group purchasing organization for the healthcare industry; cbdGPO a group purchasing organization for the hemp industry; and DISTRO+, a group purchasing organization for specialty retailers and wholesalers. It also provides HERBERALL, a natural dietary brain support supplement that promotes mental awareness, and alertness; and provides professional services. GPO Plus, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Cass Information Systems

Cass Information Systems, Inc. provides payment and information processing services to manufacturing, distribution, and retail enterprises in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Information Services and Banking Services. Its services include freight invoice rating, payment processing, auditing, and the generation of accounting and transportation information. The company also processes and pays facility-related invoices, such as electricity, gas, waste, and telecommunications expenses; and provides telecom expense management solutions, as well as church management software solution and on-line platform to provide generosity services for faith-based and non-profit organizations. In addition, the company, through its banking subsidiary, Cass Commercial Bank, provides a range of banking products and services, such as demand, savings, time, and money market deposits; commercial, industrial, commercial real estate, and construction and land development loans; and cash management services to privately held businesses, restaurant franchises, and faith-related ministries. Further, it provides B2B payment platform for clients that require an agile fintech partner. It operates through its banking facility near downtown St. Louis, Missouri; operating branch in the Bridgeton, Missouri; and leased facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company was formerly known as Cass Commercial Corporation and changed its name to Cass Information Systems, Inc. in January 2001. Cass Information Systems, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.