CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) versus Zurich Insurance Group (OTCMKTS:ZURVY) Head to Head Analysis

CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) and Zurich Insurance Group (OTCMKTS:ZURVY) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares CompoSecure and Zurich Insurance Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CompoSecure	-5.63%	-14.87%	36.45%
Zurich Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CompoSecure and Zurich Insurance Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CompoSecure	$419.61 million	3.19	$19.24 million	($0.44)	-34.50
Zurich Insurance Group	$56.10 billion	1.59	$4.35 billion	N/A	N/A

Zurich Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than CompoSecure.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.6% of CompoSecure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Zurich Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 75.0% of CompoSecure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Zurich Insurance Group shares are held by 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CompoSecure and Zurich Insurance Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CompoSecure	0	1	7	0	2.88
Zurich Insurance Group	2	1	1	0	1.75

CompoSecure presently has a consensus price target of $16.81, indicating a potential upside of 10.75%. Given CompoSecure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CompoSecure is more favorable than Zurich Insurance Group.

Volatility & Risk

CompoSecure has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurich Insurance Group has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CompoSecure beats Zurich Insurance Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CompoSecure

CompoSecure, Inc. manufactures and designs metal, composite, and proprietary financial transaction cards in the United States and internationally. Its primary metal form factors include embedded, metal veneer lite, metal veneer, and full metal products. The company also offers Arculus Cold Storage Wallet, a three-factor authentication solution, which supports specific digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, non-fungible tokens and others. In addition, it offers Payments + Arculus Secure Authenticate, white-labeled cold storage wallet, Payments + Arculus Cold Storage, and Payments + Arculus Authentication + Arculus Cold Storage. The company serves financial institutions, plastic card manufacturers, system integrators, and security specialists. CompoSecure, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.

About Zurich Insurance Group

Zurich Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Property & Casualty Regions, Life Regions, Farmers, Group Functions and Operations, and Non-Core Businesses segments. It offers car and motor, home, travel, general liability, life and critical illness, and other insurance products; and saving and investment, and pension and retirement planning products. The company also provides property, casualty, energy and engineering lines, and marine; commercial management liability, financial institutions, and professional indemnity; and cyber, accident and health, and credit lines and surety insurance products, as well as and non-claims and ancillary services to the farmers exchanges. In addition, it offers employee benefit insurance products; and climate resilience, risk engineering, captive, and cyber resilience, as well as climate risk assessment and reinsurance services. The company serves individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. It sells its products through agents, brokers, and bank distribution channels. Zurich Insurance Group AG was founded in 1872 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.