Head to Head Contrast: Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) vs. ISS A/S (OTCMKTS:ISSDY)

Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) and ISS A/S (OTCMKTS:ISSDY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Cass Information Systems and ISS A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cass Information Systems	11.52%	10.00%	0.98%
ISS A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cass Information Systems and ISS A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cass Information Systems	0	0	1	0	3.00
ISS A/S	0	1	0	0	2.00

Cass Information Systems presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Given Cass Information Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cass Information Systems is more favorable than ISS A/S.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

59.1% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cass Information Systems and ISS A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cass Information Systems	$197.51 million	2.93	$30.06 million	$1.66	25.61
ISS A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cass Information Systems has higher revenue and earnings than ISS A/S.

Summary

Cass Information Systems beats ISS A/S on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cass Information Systems

Cass Information Systems, Inc. provides payment and information processing services to manufacturing, distribution, and retail enterprises in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Information Services and Banking Services. Its services include freight invoice rating, payment processing, auditing, and the generation of accounting and transportation information. The company also processes and pays facility-related invoices, such as electricity, gas, waste, and telecommunications expenses; and provides telecom expense management solutions, as well as church management software solution and on-line platform to provide generosity services for faith-based and non-profit organizations. In addition, the company, through its banking subsidiary, Cass Commercial Bank, provides a range of banking products and services, such as demand, savings, time, and money market deposits; commercial, industrial, commercial real estate, and construction and land development loans; and cash management services to privately held businesses, restaurant franchises, and faith-related ministries. Further, it provides B2B payment platform for clients that require an agile fintech partner. It operates through its banking facility near downtown St. Louis, Missouri; operating branch in the Bridgeton, Missouri; and leased facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company was formerly known as Cass Commercial Corporation and changed its name to Cass Information Systems, Inc. in January 2001. Cass Information Systems, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

About ISS A/S

ISS A/S operates as workplace experience and facility management company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Türkiye, Spain, Denmark, and internationally. The company offers space office, space plus, and space production; manufacturing, transportation and infrastructure, food hygiene, hospitality and events cleaning services; and hospitality, catering, fine dining and event catering, and micro-kitchens and vending services, as well as operates restaurants, pop-up or high street concept stores, and coffee bars. It provides security services comprising guarding and security awareness, surveillance, workplace safety and emergency management, consulting, security risk management, and technical installation services. In addition, the company offers support services, which include front desk and reception, meeting and conference management, switchboards and service desk, concierge, mail and courier, document, executive and administrative support, and experience curation and management services. Further, the company provides energy management, asset management, building structure and fabric, critical environments, property maintenance, and waste management services. Additionally, it designs and delivers workplace strategies and solutions, such as portfolio strategy, curated experience and workplace strategy, workplace and service design, relocation strategy, capital projects, mental rebuild, and co-working services. It serves healthcare, banking, manufacturing, aviation, life science, and technology industries. ISS A/S was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Søborg, Denmark.