Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) Head-To-Head Review

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) and Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Loomis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	18.61%	13.62%	4.28%
Loomis	6.06%	15.08%	4.90%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Loomis”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$462.89 million	10.00	$184.55 million	$0.53	67.98
Loomis	$3.11 billion	1.02	$161.68 million	$2.96	16.05

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Loomis. Loomis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.1% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loomis has a beta of -0.88, indicating that its share price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Loomis, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0	3	10	0	2.77
Loomis	0	1	0	0	2.00

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital presently has a consensus target price of $48.10, indicating a potential upside of 33.49%. Given HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than Loomis.

Summary

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats Loomis on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the investment of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure markets in the United States. The company’s portfolio includes equity investments, commercial and government receivables, real estate, and debt securities. It invests in climate solutions, including Behind-the-Meter, which distributes energy projects that reduce energy usage or cost through heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as lighting, energy controls, roofs, windows, building shells, and/or combined heat and power systems; Grid-Connected, a renewable energy projects that deploy cleaner energy sources, such as solar, solar-plus-storage, and wind to generate power production; and Fuels, Transport, and Nature, a range of real assets spanning high-emitting economic sectors other than the power grid such as transportation and fuels comprising renewable natural gas plants, transportation fleet enhancements, ecological restoration, and other projects. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

About Loomis

Loomis AB (publ) provides solutions for the distribution, payments, handling, storage, and recycling of cash and other valuables. The company offers a range of solutions for cash in transit, cash management services, foreign exchange services, automated teller machines, automated solutions, and international valuables logistics, as well as operates Loomis Pay, a payment service that enables processing of various types of payment methods, such as card, cash, and digital alternatives. It serves financial institutions, banks, retailers, commercial enterprises, and other customers, as well as public sector in Sweden, the United States, France, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Loomis AB (publ) was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.