Critical Contrast: Indra Sistemas (OTCMKTS:ISMAY) versus Paladin Energy (OTCMKTS:PALAF)

Indra Sistemas (OTCMKTS:ISMAY) and Paladin Energy (OTCMKTS:PALAF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Indra Sistemas has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paladin Energy has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Indra Sistemas and Paladin Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indra Sistemas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Paladin Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Indra Sistemas and Paladin Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indra Sistemas	5.17%	20.81%	5.15%
Paladin Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Indra Sistemas and Paladin Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indra Sistemas	$4.70 billion	1.11	$222.68 million	$0.85	17.35
Paladin Energy	$4.70 million	223.28	$53.63 million	N/A	N/A

Indra Sistemas has higher revenue and earnings than Paladin Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Paladin Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Indra Sistemas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Indra Sistemas beats Paladin Energy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Indra Sistemas

Indra Sistemas, S.A. operates as a technology and consulting company for aerospace, defense, and mobility business worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Defence, Air Traffic, Mobility, and Minsait. It offers Mova Consulting for planing and designing transport infrastructures; Mova Collect for ticketing, tolling, and back office applications; Mova Traffic for building traffic management and control solutions; Mova Protect for protection of businesses and people; Mova Experience; Mova Comms for connecting the transportation ecosystem with personalized communication solutions; Mova Care that provides infrastructure operation and maintenance, technology operation and maintenance, and transportation services operation and maintenance; and In-Mova Space, a technological mobility and infrastructure management platform. The company also provides Indra Air Automation; Indra Air Communication; Indra Air Navigation; Indra Air Surveillance; Indra Air Drones; Indra Air Information; and Indra Air Services for air traffic applications. In addition, the company offers defence and security solutions, including Platforms, defence systems, security, cyberdefence, space technologies applied to military operations, military and civilian training solutions, and logistics and maintenance services; and other technological solutions for public administration, industry and consumption, financial services, energy, and telco and media sectors. Indra Sistemas, S.A. was founded in 1921 and is based in Alcobendas, Spain.

About Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy Ltd develops, explores for, owns, and operates uranium mines in Australia, Canada, and Africa. The company operates through Exploration, Namibia, and Australia segments. Its flagship project is the Langer Heinrich mine located in the Namib Desert in Namibia. The company was formerly known as Paladin Resources Ltd and changed its name to Paladin Energy Limited in November 2007. Paladin Energy Ltd was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.