Financial Comparison: Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) vs. Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC)

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and Global Payment Technologies (OTCMKTS:GPTX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Gorman-Rupp and Global Payment Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorman-Rupp	0	2	1	0	2.33
Global Payment Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk & Volatility

Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Payment Technologies has a beta of -18.15, suggesting that its stock price is 1,915% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Global Payment Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Gorman-Rupp and Global Payment Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorman-Rupp	8.45%	15.08%	7.18%
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gorman-Rupp and Global Payment Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gorman-Rupp	$682.39 million	3.04	$53.02 million	$2.23	35.18
Global Payment Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gorman-Rupp has higher revenue and earnings than Global Payment Technologies.

Summary

Gorman-Rupp beats Global Payment Technologies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gorman-Rupp

The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and pump systems in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include self-priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high-pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. Its products are used in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire suppression, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, military, and other liquid-handling applications. The company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, direct sales, and e-commerce. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio.

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.