Head-To-Head Comparison: The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) versus Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT)

The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) and Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.8% of The OLB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Conduent shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of The OLB Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Conduent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares The OLB Group and Conduent”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The OLB Group	$16.01 million	0.19	-$23.18 million	($5.65)	-0.25
Conduent	$3.72 billion	0.18	-$296.00 million	$2.27	1.80

The OLB Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Conduent. The OLB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

The OLB Group has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conduent has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for The OLB Group and Conduent, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The OLB Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Conduent	0	0	1	0	3.00

Conduent has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 119.78%. Given Conduent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Conduent is more favorable than The OLB Group.

Profitability

This table compares The OLB Group and Conduent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The OLB Group	-155.02%	-258.34%	-140.87%
Conduent	12.65%	-7.94%	-1.99%

Summary

Conduent beats The OLB Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The OLB Group

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.

About Conduent

Conduent Incorporated provides digital business solutions and services for the commercial, government, and transportation spectrum in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Commercial, Government Services, and Transportation. The Commercial segment offers business process services and customized solutions to clients in various industries; and customer experience management, business operations, healthcare claims and administration, and human capital solutions. The Government segment provides government-centric business process services to the United States federal, state, local, and foreign governments for public assistance, program administration, transaction processing, and payment services; and digital payments, child support payments, government healthcare, and eligibility and enrollment solutions. The Transportation segment offers systems, support, and revenue-generating solutions to government transportation agency clients; and public safety, mobility, and digital payment solutions. This segment also provides electronic tolling, urban congestion management, and mileage-based user solutions; transit solutions; citation and permit administration, parking enforcement, and curbside demand management solutions; and computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location solutions. Conduent Incorporated was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.