Analyzing International Money Express (NASDAQ:IMXI) and Generation Hemp (OTCMKTS:GENH)

International Money Express (NASDAQ:IMXI) and Generation Hemp (OTCMKTS:GENH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

International Money Express has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generation Hemp has a beta of -0.38, indicating that its stock price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for International Money Express and Generation Hemp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Money Express	0	2	4	0	2.67
Generation Hemp	0	0	0	0	0.00

International Money Express presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.90%. Given International Money Express’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe International Money Express is more favorable than Generation Hemp.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.7% of International Money Express shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of International Money Express shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.9% of Generation Hemp 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 International Money Express and Generation Hemp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Money Express	9.15%	46.30%	11.93%
Generation Hemp	-674.14%	-15,656.36%	-195.12%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares International Money Express and Generation Hemp”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Money Express	$658.73 million	1.00	$59.51 million	$1.79	11.79
Generation Hemp	$680,000.00	36.83	-$9.82 million	N/A	N/A

International Money Express has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Hemp.

Summary

International Money Express beats Generation Hemp on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Money Express

International Money Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel money remittance services company in the United States, Latin America, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. The company offers remittance services, which include a suite of ancillary financial processing solutions and payment services; and online payment options, pre-paid debit cards, and direct deposit payroll cards. It provides services through sending and paying agents and company-operated stores, as well as through online and Internet-enabled mobile devices. International Money Express, Inc. is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

About Generation Hemp

Evergreen Sustainable Enterprises, Inc. operates as a hemp company. It engages in leases warehouse space to hemp seed growers. The company was founded on July 28, 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.