ADT vs Maximus
ADT and MMS side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADT and MMS compare
ADT is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Maximus ($7.2B against $3.4B).
ADT grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.1% versus −3.3% for Maximus).
ADT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.9% compared with 7.1% at Maximus.
Both pay dividends: ADT yields 2.2% and Maximus 2.0%.
Maximus scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 12 for ADT), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADT | MMS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.2B | $3.4B |
| Share price | $9.90 | $64.71 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.1% | −19.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 10.1% | −20.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.92 | 0.57 |
| Employees | 12K | 37K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 22 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 9.6× |
| P/S | 1.4× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.6× (better) | 7.9× |
| P/FCF | 3.7× (better) | 7.8× |
| PEG | – | 0.51 |
| FCF yield | 27.2% (better) | 12.8% |
| Fair value | $34.70 | $132.50 |
| Margin of safety | 71.5% (better) | 51.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.1% (better) | −3.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.71% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −1.6% | 17.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 24.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 10.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 25.6% |
| Operating margin | 25.0% (better) | 11.0% |
| Net margin | 11.9% (better) | 7.1% |
| FCF margin | 38.1% (better) | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | 17.2% | 21.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | 13.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.21 | 0.94 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.88 | 2.51 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.69 | 2.42 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.69 | 3.04 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% (better) | 2.0% |
| Payout ratio | 29.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.4% |
| Buyback yield | 9.8% | 10.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 12.1% | 12.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.5% | 107% |
| Held by insiders | 20.0% | 2.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $526K (better) | −$254K |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 6.0% |
Go deeper
- ADT stock overview
- ADT income statement
- ADT valuation and score
- MMS stock overview
- MMS income statement
- MMS valuation and score
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