Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) versus Western Union (NYSE:WU) Critical Analysis

Western Union (NYSE:WU) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Western Union has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Street Capital has a beta of -0.5, suggesting that its share price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Western Union and Green Street Capital”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Union	$4.21 billion	0.95	$934.20 million	$2.73	4.34
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Western Union has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Western Union and Green Street Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Union	3	8	0	0	1.73
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Western Union currently has a consensus price target of $12.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.33%. Given Western Union’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Western Union is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Western Union and Green Street Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Union	22.19%	96.90%	7.43%
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Western Union shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Western Union beats Green Street Capital on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services segments. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agent locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, which facilitate payments for consumers, businesses, and other organizations, as well as money order services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Green Street Capital

Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.