Contrasting United States Basketball League (OTCMKTS:USBL) and Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW)

United States Basketball League (OTCMKTS:USBL) and Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) are both conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares United States Basketball League and Matthews International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Basketball League	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.03	10.90
Matthews International	$1.83 billion	0.40	$39.29 million	$1.06	22.59

Matthews International has higher revenue and earnings than United States Basketball League. United States Basketball League is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matthews International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.1% of Matthews International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Matthews International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for United States Basketball League and Matthews International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Basketball League	0	0	0	0	N/A
Matthews International	0	0	1	0	3.00

Matthews International has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential upside of 146.35%. Given Matthews International’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Matthews International is more favorable than United States Basketball League.

Profitability

This table compares United States Basketball League and Matthews International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Basketball League	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matthews International	1.43%	15.79%	4.28%

Summary

Matthews International beats United States Basketball League on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United States Basketball League

United States Basketball League, Inc. is currently engaged in the process of exploring certain strategic alternatives, including the possible sale of the league. The company was founded by Daniel T. Meisenheimer III on May 29, 1984 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

About Matthews International

Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Memorialization, Industrial Technologies, and SGK Brand Solutions. The Memorialization segment provides bronze and granite memorials, upright granite memorials and monuments, concrete burial vaults, cremation memorialization products, granite benches, flower vases, crypt plates and letters, cremation urns, niche units, cemetery features, and statues, as well as bronze plaques, letters, emblems, vases, lights and photo ceramics, granite monuments, mausoleums, crypts, and flush memorials. The Industrial Technologies segment designs, manufactures, services, and distributes high-tech custom energy storage solutions, and product identification and warehouse automation technologies and solutions, including order fulfillment systems for identifying, tracking, picking, and conveying consumer and industrial products. This segment also provides engineered calendaring, laminating, and coating equipment; stand-alone marking products; laser and ink-jet printing systems; and spare parts, calendar, and coating-roller refurbishing and retrofits. The SGK Brand solutions segment provides brand management, pre-media services, printing plates and cylinders, imaging services, digital asset management, merchandising display systems, and marketing and design services for the consumer goods and retail industries. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.