HLIO vs. CIR, BIMI, CXT, MWA, B, ZKIN, NISN, AREB, PH, and WTS
Should you be buying Helios Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helios Technologies include CIRCOR International (CIR), BIMI (BIMI), Crane NXT (CXT), Mueller Water Products (MWA), Barnes Group (B), ZK International Group (ZKIN), Nisun International Enterprise Development Group (NISN), American Rebel (AREB), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS).
Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) and CIRCOR International (NYSE:CIR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.
Helios Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CIRCOR International. CIRCOR International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Helios Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than CIRCOR International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Helios Technologies and 0 mentions for CIRCOR International. Helios Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat CIRCOR International's score of 0.38 indicating that Helios Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CIRCOR International received 432 more outperform votes than Helios Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.29% of users gave CIRCOR International an outperform vote while only 43.56% of users gave Helios Technologies an outperform vote.
94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of CIRCOR International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CIRCOR International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Helios Technologies has a net margin of 3.93% compared to CIRCOR International's net margin of 3.40%. CIRCOR International's return on equity of 35.32% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.
Helios Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $67.67, suggesting a potential upside of 35.12%. Given Helios Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Helios Technologies is more favorable than CIRCOR International.
Helios Technologies has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIRCOR International has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Helios Technologies beats CIRCOR International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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