Contrasting Mastermind (OTCMKTS:MMND) and Publicis Groupe (OTCMKTS:PUBGY)

Publicis Groupe (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) and Mastermind (OTCMKTS:MMND) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Publicis Groupe shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Publicis Groupe shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Publicis Groupe and Mastermind’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Publicis Groupe	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mastermind	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Publicis Groupe has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastermind has a beta of -0.64, meaning that its share price is 164% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Publicis Groupe and Mastermind, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Publicis Groupe	0	0	0	3	4.00
Mastermind	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Publicis Groupe and Mastermind”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Publicis Groupe	$17.35 billion	1.46	$1.80 billion	N/A	N/A
Mastermind	$4.71 million	0.00	-$345,100.00	($0.01)	-0.03

Publicis Groupe has higher revenue and earnings than Mastermind.

Summary

Publicis Groupe beats Mastermind on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe S.A. provides marketing, communications, and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company offers advisory services for brand strategy, and repositioning and their identity under the Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Marcel, Fallon, and BBH brands; online advertising services under the Razorfish and Moxie brand names; crisis communications, press relations, public affairs, institutional relations, financial communications, and strategy management services; media consulting, planning, and buying services; performance marketing services; and e-commerce services. It also designs and delivers brand content for various channels, such as television, print, radio, cinema, and billboards, as well as digital, including display and social networks under the Prodigious, Harbor, and The Pub brand names. In addition, the company operates Epsilon PeopleCloud, a unified data and technology platform; and Publicis Sapient, a technological, digital, and consulting platform. Further, it provides healthcare communication services under the Digitas Health, Publicis Health Media, and Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness brands for the healthcare and well-being sectors. It serves clients in the automotive, retail, financial services, consumer products, and media sectors. Publicis Groupe S.A. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About Mastermind

Mastermind, Inc., an involvement marketing service agency, designs, creates, and develops branding and marketing campaigns for corporate clients. Its programs cover various forms, such as creating and managing digital content, designing campaign Websites/landing pages, social media and viral campaigns, mobile marketing initiatives, and brand communications. The company customers comprise of sports and entertainment, oil and gas, automotive, retail, restaurant, B2B, financial services, hotel and hospitality, consumer packaged goods, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, technology, and agricultural chemicals. Mastermind, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Mastermind, Inc. is a subsidiary of Mastermind Marketing, Inc.