Analyzing Mastermind (OTCMKTS:MMND) and Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG)

Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) and Mastermind (OTCMKTS:MMND) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Stran & Company, Inc. and Mastermind, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stran & Company, Inc.	0	1	0	0	2.00
Mastermind	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Stran & Company, Inc. and Mastermind”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stran & Company, Inc.	$116.19 million	0.34	-$750,000.00	$0.01	211.00
Mastermind	$4.71 million	0.00	-$345,100.00	($0.01)	-0.03

Mastermind has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stran & Company, Inc.. Mastermind is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stran & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastermind has a beta of -0.42, meaning that its stock price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by company 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 Stran & Company, Inc. and Mastermind’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stran & Company, Inc.	0.33%	1.26%	0.73%
Mastermind	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Stran & Company, Inc. beats Mastermind on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stran & Company, Inc.

Stran & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of promotional marketing and branded merchandise services. It offers promotional product, custom manufacturing, custom packaging, warehousing, and program management. The company was founded by Andrew Shape and Andrew Stranberg in 1994 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

About Mastermind

Mastermind, Inc., an involvement marketing service agency, designs, creates, and develops branding and marketing campaigns for corporate clients. Its programs cover various forms, such as creating and managing digital content, designing campaign Websites/landing pages, social media and viral campaigns, mobile marketing initiatives, and brand communications. The company customers comprise of sports and entertainment, oil and gas, automotive, retail, restaurant, B2B, financial services, hotel and hospitality, consumer packaged goods, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, technology, and agricultural chemicals. Mastermind, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Mastermind, Inc. is a subsidiary of Mastermind Marketing, Inc.