Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) vs. Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) Head to Head Comparison

Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) and Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Galaxy Payroll Group and Barrett Business Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Galaxy Payroll Group	$3.86 million	2.41	$700,000.00	N/A	N/A
Barrett Business Services	$1.14 billion	0.96	$52.99 million	$2.03	21.17

Barrett Business Services has higher revenue and earnings than Galaxy Payroll Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Galaxy Payroll Group and Barrett Business Services, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galaxy Payroll Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Barrett Business Services	0	0	3	0	3.00

Barrett Business Services has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.38%. Given Barrett Business Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barrett Business Services is more favorable than Galaxy Payroll Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.8% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Barrett Business Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Galaxy Payroll Group and Barrett Business Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galaxy Payroll Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barrett Business Services	4.49%	24.59%	7.27%

Summary

Barrett Business Services beats Galaxy Payroll Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Galaxy Payroll Group

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides payroll outsourcing, employment, and consultancy and market research services. It has operations in Hong Kong, Macau, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

About Barrett Business Services

Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. It offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client’s existing workforce. The company provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. It serves electronics manufacturers, light-manufacturing industries, agriculture-based companies, transportation and shipping enterprises, food processors, telecommunications companies, public utilities, general contractors in various construction-related fields, restaurant franchises, and professional services firms. Barrett Business Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.