Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY) and Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) Head-To-Head Review

Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY) and Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.0% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Exponent shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Exponent shares are held by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Exponent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leafbuyer Technologies	-7.63%	N/A	-43.52%
Exponent	19.52%	27.73%	15.59%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Exponent”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leafbuyer Technologies	$5.60 million	0.23	-$710,000.00	N/A	N/A
Exponent	$536.77 million	9.27	$100.34 million	$2.07	47.36

Exponent has higher revenue and earnings than Leafbuyer Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

Leafbuyer Technologies has a beta of 2.47, suggesting that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exponent has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Leafbuyer Technologies and Exponent, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leafbuyer Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Exponent	0	0	1	0	3.00

Exponent has a consensus price target of $120.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.40%. Given Exponent’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exponent is more favorable than Leafbuyer Technologies.

Summary

Exponent beats Leafbuyer Technologies on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Leafbuyer Technologies

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, LB Media Group, LLC, provides online resources for cannabis deals and specials in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

About Exponent

Exponent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering. The Environmental and Health segment offers services in the areas of chemical regulation and food safety, ecological and biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences, and health sciences. The company offers approximately 90 technical disciplines to solve pressing and complicated challenges facing stakeholders. It serves clients in chemical, construction, consumer products, energy, food, beverage and nutrition, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, technology, industrial equipment, transportation, and other sectors of the economy. The company was formerly known as The Failure Group, Inc. and changed its name to Exponent, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.