Contrasting Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) and Corporate Resource Services (OTCMKTS:CRRSQ)

Corporate Resource Services (OTCMKTS:CRRSQ) and Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Corporate Resource Services and Aramark, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corporate Resource Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aramark	0	2	4	1	2.86

Aramark has a consensus target price of $45.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Given Aramark’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aramark is more favorable than Corporate Resource Services.

Profitability

This table compares Corporate Resource Services and Aramark’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corporate Resource Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aramark	1.76%	16.39%	3.83%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Corporate Resource Services and Aramark”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corporate Resource Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aramark	$18.51 billion	0.54	$326.39 million	$1.22	31.10

Aramark has higher revenue and earnings than Corporate Resource Services.

Summary

Aramark beats Corporate Resource Services on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Corporate Resource Services

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. is in bankruptcy, previously it operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries that provides diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services with a focus on delivering its customers temporary staffing solutions for professional services, administrative and light industrial positions. The company was founded on December 15, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Aramark

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services. It also provides on-site restaurants, catering, convenience stores, and executive dining services; beverage and vending services; and facility management services comprising landscaping, transportation, capital program management, payment services, and other facility consulting services relating to building operations. In addition, the company offers concessions, banquet, and catering services; retail services and merchandise sale, recreational, and lodging services; and facility management services at sports, entertainment, and recreational facilities. Further, it offers correctional food; and operates commissaries, laundry facilities, and property rooms. It primarily serves business and industry, sports, leisure and corrections, education, healthcare, public institutions, manufacturing, transportation, service, and other industries. The company was formerly known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation. Aramark was founded in 1959 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.